Slovak far-right leader sentenced to four years jail for spreading hate
SLOVAKIA’S far-right leader Marian Kotleba, whose party holds 14 seats in parliament, was sentenced to four years and four months jail for spreading hatred by holding a charity stunt that the court concluded had a Nazi theme. Kotleba, a member of parliament and former regional governor who founded a far right party, was accused of distributing cheques to poor families for 1,488 euros at an event marking the anniversary of the founding of Slovakia's Nazi-era puppet state. The number 1488 is a symbol for white supremacists, referring to a 14-word racist slogan and the Nazi salute 'Heil Hitler', which begins…