Fernando T., a 37 year old bus driver, admitted following his arrest that he had indeed sent letters on two occasions to (DP) and (LSAP) in 2020. Two of the five letters sent by the man, who opposed the government’s pandemic restrictions, contained an unidentified substance. The defendant had levelled threats to the prime minister, the health minister and their families, while also threatening to carry out attacks on vaccination centres and large-scale testing facilities.

In addition to the two-year suspended sentence, Fernando T. has been issued a fine of €2,500. During the trial, the man said he had had a difficult time handling the health restrictions and that sending the letters had been a moment of weakness.

Peter Freitag was acquitted in a separate case that saw him accused of having called for a revolt against government in a Facebook video. The 47-year-old organiser of demonstrations against the pandemic measures had called for a disruption of public security and for the government to be overthrown. The court concluded that the charges against Freitag did not hold up.