Monday, February 19, 2007

Still No Free Speech In Germany

No free speech under Hitler and none now:

"A German court on Thursday convicted far-right activist Ernst Zundel and sentenced him to five years in prison for Holocaust denial in a case that underlined Germany's determination to prosecute people who claim the Nazis didn't murder six million Jews.

The 67-year-old Zundel, who was deported from Canada in 2005, was convicted on 14 counts of inciting hatred for years of anti-Semitic activities, including contributing to a Web site devoted to denying the Holocaust -- a crime in Germany.

Zundel, who has also lived in Tennessee, and his supporters argued that he was a peaceful campaigner being denied his right to free speech.

Prosecutors in Germany were able to bring charges because the Web site is accessible there.

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Note that he was prosecuted in Germany for things he did quite legally in the USA and Canada.