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British woman investigated for Holocaust denial in Germany

Denying the Nazis' murder of six million Jews is illegal in Germany 

Sunday 18 February 2018 20:59 GMT
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Police in Dresden said that two speakers broke the law at a far-right rally on Saturday
Police in Dresden said that two speakers broke the law at a far-right rally on Saturday (REUTERS)

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German police are investigating a British woman for suspected incitement after she questioned the Holocaust during a far-right protest in the eastern city of Dresden.

A spokeswoman for Dresden police says Australian-born Michele Renouf is one of two people being investigated for remarks made at a neo-Nazi rally Saturday commemorating those killed in the 1945 Allied bombing of the city.

Videos of the rally posted online show Renouf saying the only Holocaust perpetrated in Europe was against German civilians. Publicly denying the Nazis' well-documented murder of six million Jews is a criminal offence in Germany.

Renouf has in the past supported Holocaust-deniers such British historian David Irving. Dresden police spokeswoman Jana Ulbricht said Sunday that officers ordered the rally dissolved after determining that two speakers had broken the law.

Associated Press

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