A right-wing Austrian politician has been cleared of incitement after he created an anti-Muslim

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computer game as part of an election campaign.

Freedom Party deputy Gerhard Kurzmann used the game in his failed bid to become governor of the south-eastern province of Styria last year.

Players of "Bye-bye, Mosque" had to shoot at Muslims and mosques as they emerged from a rural scene.

The game sparked sharp criticism from other parties and religious groups.

Judicial authorities forced the Freedom Party to take down the game and Mr Kurzmann was later charged with inciting religious hatred and defaming a religion. But on Friday a court in Graz cleared Mr Kurzmann.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-15311541

"The Freedom Party of Austria is a right-wing populist political party in Austria.

The present FPÖ has variously been described as right-wing populist,<53> national conservative,<54> "right-conservative",<55> "right-national",<56> and far right.<57><58><59>

Immigration was not a hot-button issue in Austria until the 1980s. Under Haider's leadership, on the list of most important issues for voters immigration went from being practically non-existent before 1989, to the 10th-most-important in 1990, and the second-most-important in 1992."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_Party_of_Austria#Ideology

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