Warrant of arrest authorised for Nazi sympathiser Jan Lamprecht
Yesterday (11 March 2021) the Randburg Magistrate’s Court authorised a warrant of arrest for the breach of the interim interdict against white supremacist and Nazi sympathiser Jan Lamprecht. This follows an application by Prof Karen Milner, Gauteng Chair of the SA Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD) for an interim protection order which was granted against Lamprecht. Lamprecht posted Milner’s personal details along with disparaging comments of her on his website, resulting in her receiving hate mail. The application for a protection order was served on Lamprecht on 19 October, 2020.
A charge of crimen injuria was brought against Lamprecht by Prof Milner in July last year. Over many years, Lamprecht has used his website to promote Nazi propaganda and disseminate extreme antisemitic and racist content. His published comments include, “given what a race of two-faced, backstabbing fiends they are, I .… have made the argument that there is no such thing as a good Jew”, “They need to meet a new kind of white man, the kind they’ve not met since the time of Hitler..”, “filthy little race of rats and pathological liars … They dominate EVERYTHING … and turn all the powerful against us …Hitler was too nice to them”.
Lamprecht was prohibited from engaging in and attempting to engage in harassment of the complainant; posting any pictures/videos to references of complainant on websites; all references and pictures/photos of applicant and complainant and had to remove and delete from all websites and platforms within 48hours of the order. He continued to post inflammatory material and incite violence even after he was served with the protection notice.
Ian Levitt Attorneys acting on behalf of the applicant noted that “this was a major milestone and is indicative of the court’s stance that they will not tolerate contempt of their court orders and will authorise the arrest of people who do so.”
Wendy Kahn, the National Director of the SAJBD, welcomed this ruling, saying that she was “encouraged by the fact that there is recognition of the seriousness of hate and harassment by our Courts”