Sentence examples for offence of incitement from inspiring English sources

Secondly, it is proposed to create a new offence of incitement to terrorism.

We supported the new Equality Act and the offence of incitement to gay hatred, which should now be implemented.

"The creation under British law of a criminal offence of incitement to religious hatred has provoked bitter and sustained controversy.

A CPS spokeswoman said: "An offence of incitement can be committed through a performance of written material or its distribution or broadcast.

For example, the proposed offence of incitement to religious hatred will extend the current provision on incitement to racial hatred in the Public Order Act of 1986.

The bill extends the offence of incitement to racial hatred, under the Public Order Act 1988, to religious hatred, so that multi-ethnic faith groups are covered, as Sikhs and Jews are at the moment.

The Home Office has identified the perceived gap in the law that the offences of incitement to religious hatred are intended to close.

A Kiev court upheld an appeal from the country's Justice Ministry, which charged the party with a host of offences including "incitement of ethnic hatred" and "encroachment on human rights and freedoms".

However, the language of incitement is retained in other statutory offences, such as inciting a child under 13 to engage in sexual activity contrary to section 8 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003.

Erri De Luca, 64, one of Italy's best-known authors, is to stand trial on Wednesday on charges of "incitement to commit crimes", an offence that could see him serve five years in prison.

Some exceptions are made; under section 5 7) of the Criminal Law Act 1977, incitement to conspire is not an offence, and incitement to an aid or attempt are similarly not specifically given as criminal acts.