05-10-2007 / Spain

Spain - Convicted Holocaust denier extradited to Austria

Convicted Austrian Holocaust-denier Gerd Honsik was extradited to Austria from Spain where he was arrested in August .
"Honsik, 65, was convicted in 1992 under Austria’s strict laws against denying the Holocaust for his book "Acquittal for Hitler" and sentenced to 18 months in prison. But he fled to Spain, where he spent the next 15 years.
In the book, Honsik denied the murder of Jews by the Nazis during World War II and described the concept of gas chambers as absurd.
Denying the Holocaust in Austria is a crime punishable by up to 10 years in prison.
Source: www.ejpress.org
Date: Oct 5, 2007


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