He is said to have made Facebook postings which compared the prophet Muhammad with a pig, as well as calling for glorification of Nazi ideas. The man is a student of chemistry and history who has been living in Vienna since 2010, according to a report from the Austrian Press Agency (APA).
Judge George Olschak decided that the insult to Islam was deeply offensive, as well as illegal religious incitement, and merited the two year sentence. State prosecutor Stefanie Schön said that the partly-suspended sentence was too lenient, and said that she would register an appeal calling for a longer prison term.