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| '''Mark Meechan''' ({{IPA-gd|miːkæn|pron}}) (born 19 October 1987<ref name="BDtweet">{{cite tweet|number=1052734014581301248|title=It's My Birthday|last=Meechan|first=Mark|user=CountDankulaTV|date=17 October 2018|access-date=16 May 2019}}</ref>) is a [[Scotland|Scottish]] [[YouTuber]], [[comedian]],<ref>{{Cite news |last=Power |first=Ed |date=2019-06-14 |title=Arrested for telling a bad joke: the Count Dankula story |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/arrested-telling-bad-joke-count-dankula-story/ |access-date=2024-03-18 |work=The Telegraph |language=en-GB |issn=0307-1235}}</ref> and former candidate for the [[European Parliament]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/...-taught-girlfriends-10896246|title=Coatbridge man who taught his girlfriend's dog to do a Nazi salute faces court|last=Miller|first=Graham|date=29 July 2017|work=Daily Record|access-date=6 April 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/20...te-crime-pet-dogs-nazi-salutes/|title=YouTube user convicted of hate crime over pet dog's 'Nazi salutes'|last=Cramb|first=Auslan|date=20 March 2018|work=The Telegraph|access-date=24 March 2018|issn=0307-1235}}</ref> He uses the pseudonym '''Count Dankula'''. | '''Mark Meechan''' ({{IPA-gd|miːkæn|pron}}) (born 19 October 1987<ref name="BDtweet">{{cite tweet|number=1052734014581301248|title=It's My Birthday|last=Meechan|first=Mark|user=CountDankulaTV|date=17 October 2018|access-date=16 May 2019}}</ref>) is a [[Scotland|Scottish]] [[right-wing]] [[YouTuber]], [[comedian]],<ref>{{Cite news |last=Power |first=Ed |date=2019-06-14 |title=Arrested for telling a bad joke: the Count Dankula story |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/arrested-telling-bad-joke-count-dankula-story/ |access-date=2024-03-18 |work=The Telegraph |language=en-GB |issn=0307-1235}}</ref> and former candidate for the [[European Parliament]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/...-taught-girlfriends-10896246|title=Coatbridge man who taught his girlfriend's dog to do a Nazi salute faces court|last=Miller|first=Graham|date=29 July 2017|work=Daily Record|access-date=6 April 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/20...te-crime-pet-dogs-nazi-salutes/|title=YouTube user convicted of hate crime over pet dog's 'Nazi salutes'|last=Cramb|first=Auslan|date=20 March 2018|work=The Telegraph|access-date=24 March 2018|issn=0307-1235}}</ref> He uses the pseudonym '''Count Dankula'''. |
| Meechan received press coverage when he posted a video showing him teaching his girlfriend's dog how to raise its paw in the manner of a [[Nazi salute]], and to react to the phrase "Do you wanna gas the Jews?"<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/outrage-man-trains-hitler-dog-7792702|title=Shocking video shows man training 'Hitler dog' to perform a Nazi salute|last=Norton|first=Oliver|date=20 April 2016|work=Mirror Online|access-date=28 April 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/video-of-man-teaching-dog-nazi-salute-meets-outrage/|title=Video of man teaching dog Nazi salute meets outrage|date=23 April 2016|work=Times of Israel|access-date=28 April 2018}}</ref><ref name=":4" /><ref name=":0">{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/20...r-video-dog-taught-do-nazi-salute/|title=Hate crime trial of YouTube user over video of dog 'taught to do Nazi salute'|date=12 September 2017|work=The Telegraph|access-date=24 March 2018|issn=0307-1235}}</ref> Meechan was arrested and convicted of being "grossly offensive" under the [[Communications Act 2003]], following a trial in March 2018. The arrest generated controversy and discussions about [[free speech]].<ref name=":1">{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-43478925|title=Man guilty of hate crime over 'Nazi pug'|date=20 March 2018|work=BBC News|access-date=24 March 2018}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{cite news|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/news/cri...iving-nazi-salute-article-1.3889730|title=Man convicted of hate crime for video of dog giving Nazi salute|work=NY Daily News|access-date=24 March 2018}}</ref> In April 2018, Meechan was fined £800.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/ente...n-jail-for-nazi-dog-video.html|title=YouTuber Count Dankula could face year in jail for Nazi dog video|date=18 May 2017|work=Newshub|access-date=2 July 2018}}</ref><ref name="fine">{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/...tes-mark-meechan-fine-sentenced-a8317751.html |title=Man who filmed girlfriend's dog giving Nazi salutes fined £800 |last=Dearden |first=Lizzie |date=23 April 2018 |newspaper=[[The Independent]]|access-date=23 April 2018}}</ref> Meechan stated he would not pay the fine,<ref>{{cite AV media|date= 15 November 2018 | title = Young Independence 2018 – Count Dankula |url= | Meechan received press coverage when he posted a video showing him teaching his girlfriend's dog how to raise its paw in the manner of a [[Nazi salute]], and to react to the phrase "Do you wanna gas the Jews?"<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/outrage-man-trains-hitler-dog-7792702|title=Shocking video shows man training 'Hitler dog' to perform a Nazi salute|last=Norton|first=Oliver|date=20 April 2016|work=Mirror Online|access-date=28 April 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/video-of-man-teaching-dog-nazi-salute-meets-outrage/|title=Video of man teaching dog Nazi salute meets outrage|date=23 April 2016|work=Times of Israel|access-date=28 April 2018}}</ref><ref name=":4" /><ref name=":0">{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/20...r-video-dog-taught-do-nazi-salute/|title=Hate crime trial of YouTube user over video of dog 'taught to do Nazi salute'|date=12 September 2017|work=The Telegraph|access-date=24 March 2018|issn=0307-1235}}</ref> Meechan was arrested and convicted of being "grossly offensive" under the [[Communications Act 2003]], following a trial in March 2018. The arrest generated controversy and discussions about [[free speech]].<ref name=":1">{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-43478925|title=Man guilty of hate crime over 'Nazi pug'|date=20 March 2018|work=BBC News|access-date=24 March 2018}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{cite news|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/news/cri...iving-nazi-salute-article-1.3889730|title=Man convicted of hate crime for video of dog giving Nazi salute|work=NY Daily News|access-date=24 March 2018}}</ref> In April 2018, Meechan was fined £800.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/ente...n-jail-for-nazi-dog-video.html|title=YouTuber Count Dankula could face year in jail for Nazi dog video|date=18 May 2017|work=Newshub|access-date=2 July 2018}}</ref><ref name="fine">{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/...tes-mark-meechan-fine-sentenced-a8317751.html |title=Man who filmed girlfriend's dog giving Nazi salutes fined £800 |last=Dearden |first=Lizzie |date=23 April 2018 |newspaper=[[The Independent]]|access-date=23 April 2018}}</ref> Meechan stated he would not pay the fine,<ref>{{cite AV media|date= 15 November 2018 | title = Young Independence 2018 – Count Dankula |url= |
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