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No independent-praise terrorism crime quoted. BK 170 is public mockery, denigration, incitement to hatred or discrimination — overlay. 250¹ is public solicitation of terrorist crimes or contempt for their victims, not free-floating apologie.

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    Independent-praise crime?
    No independent-praise terrorism crime quoted. BK 170 is public mockery, denigration, incitement to hatred or discrimination — overlay. 250¹ is public solicitation of terrorist crimes or contempt for their victims, not free-floating apologie.
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    170 str. 2 d.

    Baudžiamasis kodeksas

    Target
    Public mockery, denigration, incitement to hatred, or incitement to discriminate against a group or a person in it on listed grounds
    Test
    Public. Grounds: age, sex, sexual orientation, disability, race, colour, nationality, language, origin, ethnic origin, social status, faith, religion, or convictions or views. Paragraph 3 is public incitement to violence.
    Max
    Public works, fine, restriction of liberty, arrest, or imprisonment up to 2 years (paragraph 3: up to 3 years)
    Tas, kas viešai tyčiojosi, niekino, skatino neapykantą ar kurstė diskriminuoti žmonių grupę ar jai priklausantį asmenį dėl amžiaus, lyties, seksualinės orientacijos, negalios, rasės, odos spalvos, tautybės, kalbos, kilmės, etninės kilmės, socialinės padėties, tikėjimo, religijos arba įsitikinimų ar pažiūrų, baudžiamas viešaisiais darbais arba bauda, arba laisvės apribojimu, arba areštu, arba laisvės atėmimu iki dvejų metų.

    Official Lithuanian, BK 170 str. 2 d. as in force from 1 February 2025 (XIV-3060). Working English: whoever publicly mocked, denigrated, incited hatred toward, or incited discrimination against a group or a person in it on listed grounds.

    Cite · BK 170 str. 2 d. · as of 2026-09-05

    • Overlay. Not a glorification statute.
    • 250¹ (public solicitation of terrorist crimes, or contempt for their victims, up to 4 years) is incitement / victim-contempt, not free-floating apologie. Not this quote.
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