Holocaust denier arrested

[alexandre]

Holocaust denier arrested

October 2, 2008

AUSTRALIAN Holocaust revisionist Gerald Fredrick Toben has been arrested at London's Heathrow airport.

British police executed a European Union arrest warrant issued by German authorities at Heathrow late last night Melbourne time.

The arrest warrant accuses 64-year-old Toben of publishing material on the internet "of an anti-Semitic and/or revisionist nature" in Australia, Germany and other countries.

The alleged Holocaust denier was to appear later at the City of Westminster Magistrates Court.

Toben, a former teacher in Victoria, has been involved in lengthy court proceedings in Australia for allegedly denying the Holocaust, and was jailed in Germany in 1999.

This story was found at: http://www.theage.com.au/national/ho...1002-4s58.html

[Angler]

Another sickening attack on the basic human right to speak one's mind.

[Winston]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worl...-Heathrow.html

Note the surprisingly balanced reporting here, and the inclusion of a fairly subversive quote from Toben.

[Mackie]

What a disgrace. People getting arrested for question the "official" history... like, what the fuck?

[Amerika-jin]

British police executed a European Union arrest warrant issued by German authorities at Heathrow late last night Melbourne time.

The arrest warrant accuses 64-year-old Toben of publishing material on the internet "of an anti-Semitic and/or revisionist nature" in Australia, Germany and other countries.

There are Americans who want our nation to be more like the E.U.? It's outrageous and criminal that the European Union doesn't respect the concept of the open expression of ideas.

Debate, yes. Arrest, hell no.

[Grace]

If the deniers are so ludicrously wrong, why prosecute them? I wonder if the thugs in charge of creating and enforcing such laws realize that they are only giving legitimacy to Holocaust revisionism and its proponents (whether deserved or not).

[Grapple]

He’s A Witch!!!!!

Burn Him!!!!!!

He Turned Me Into A Newt!!!!!

[Starr]

A European Union arrest warrant for expressing opinions on the internet. Can it get any more intrusive? I really do not know how these nations can go on with the idea that its people are free.

[Grapple]

You also notice that the British police will arrest a “holocaust denier” yet Britain has an open door policy for any thieving Oligarch or Third World Dictator or Wall Street/City of London financial crook who steals billions. But say something that upsets the Jews and its off the jail with you.

[Bulan]

Originally Posted by Angler

Another sickening attack on the basic human right to speak one's mind.

I'm afraid I have to agree. While I find holocaust denial to be deplorable, (not to mention asinine), people should be able to freely speak their mind without fear of reprisal from big brother.

@ the U.K.!