JURIST - Paper Chase: Austria files charges against historian accused of denying Holocaust

PAPER CHASE NEWSBURST
Serious law. Primary sources. Global perspective.

Tuesday, November 22, 2005

Austria files charges against historian accused of denying Holocaust
Kate Heneroty at 10:38 AM ET

[JURIST] Austrian prosecutors filed charges Tuesday against British historian David Irving [BBC profile], who was arrested last week [JURIST report] for violating an Austrian law making it illegal to deny the Holocaust. Prosecutor Otto Schneider said, "A charge was filed in relation to two speeches in 1989 in which he denied the existence of gas chambers." Irving has previously argued that Hitler was not aware of the execution of six million Jews and that the scale of the extermination of the Jews during World War II has been exaggerated. A hearing to determine whether Irving should remain in custody for an additional four weeks will be held on Friday. BBC News has more.

Link |

| print | subscribe |

| latest newscast |

Facebook page

For a one-stop snapshot of the latest legal news that matters, with breaking documents, new legal videos, live law-related webcasts, commentary by expert law professors and more - all updated through the day in real time, with no ads and no registration barriers - visit JURIST's homepage and check back often...

LATEST LEGAL NEWS

Iran court sentences ex-VP for role in post-election unrest
11:45 AM ET, November 22

Rights group says Israel-Palestinian conflict claimed almost 9,000 lives in twenty years
10:30 AM ET, November 22

DOJ dropping charges against Blackwater guard involved in 2007 Iraq shootings
9:40 AM ET, November 22

click for more...

Get JURIST legal news on your intranet, website, blog or news reader!

LATEST FORUM

A Risk Worth Taking: Civilian Trials for Guantanamo Terror Suspects

L. Friedman/ V. Hansen
New England School of Law

ABOUT

Paper Chase is JURIST's real-time legal news service, powered by a team of 30 law student reporters and editors led by law professor Bernard Hibbitts at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. As an educational service, Paper Chase is dedicated to presenting important legal news and materials rapidly, objectively and intelligibly in an accessible, ad-free format.

CONTACT

Paper Chase welcomes comments, tips and URLs from readers. E-mail us at JURIST@pitt.edu