Explaining his appeal verdict, judge Joern Kalbow said a lesser sentence could have been interpreted as "the state backing down in the face of right-wing radicalism", DPA news agency reported.
Skaidrojot jauno spriedumu, tiesnesis Jērns Kalbovs sacīja, ka maigāku sodu varētu interpretēt tā, it kā "valsts atkāptos, saskaroties ar labējā spārna radikālismu".