EJP:French academic again convicted for Holocaust denial
PARIS (EJP)— Retired literature professor Robert Faurisson has been convicted for Holocaust denial by a Paris court on Tuesday over remarks he made on Iranian television.
Faurisson, 77, well known for his revisionist views, was given a three month suspended prison term and also fined 7,500 euros.
Speaking on the Sahar 1 Iranian satellite channel in February 2005, Faurisson said âthere was neverâ? a single execution gas chamber under the Germansâ¦. So all those millions of tourists who visit Auschwitz are seeing a lie, a falsification.â?
Faurisson was found guilty of âcomplicity in contesting the existence of a crime against humanity.â?
It is the fifth time that Faurisson is condemned for the same offence.
Patrick Gaubert, president of LICRA, the French league against racism and anti-Semitism, welcomed the court decision. âThis gives proof that he says lies.But I am not satisfied with the three months suspended prison term as he is a recidivist,â? he added.
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