French far-right leader to appeal (fined for questioning Holocaust)

[deadparrot]

A French far-right leader has said he will appeal against his three-month suspended jail sentence and fine for questioning the Nazi Holocaust.

Bruno Gollnisch, who is number two in the French National Front, questioned the Nazis' use of gas chambers to murder Jews in World War II.

On Thursday a Lyon court convicted him of "disputing a crime against humanity" and fined him 5,000 euros (£3,284).

He was also ordered to pay 55,000 euros in damages to various plaintiffs.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/6277983.stm

[mikelgb]

1. I wonder how these guys get these ideas in their heads?

I'm afraid to look on the internets

[ftr23532]

2. Grollnisch is also the leader of the new far-Right bloc in the EU parliament

With Romania and Bulgaria http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/01/14/news/right.php">coming on board to the EU this year, enough European Union parliament had far-Rightists to form the transnational alliance http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/6262089.stm">earlier this week which Grollnisch will be heading up. Yeah, I know, it's another wonderful sign of the times. :puke: