03-12-2007 / Austria
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Austria - Austrian court rejects appeal by Holocaust-denier Honsik
An Austrian court ordered Gerd Honsik, who denies the Holocaust, to sit out his 18-month jail sentence, rejecting his appeal for leniency on the grounds of his advanced age and ill health.
Honsik, 67, had been convicted in 1992 for his book "Acquittal for Hitler".
But after his conviction, Honsik fled to Spain, where he spent the next 15 years until he was extradited earlier this year.
The court of appeal in Vienna confirmed, but did not extend, the 18-month sentence. However, prosecutors indicated that new proceedings could be filed against Honsik related to new writings, which also appeared to deny the Holocaust published on his website while in Spain.
Source: www.ejpress.org
Date: Dec. 3, 2007
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