Irving Charged With Denying Holocaust

[Dave Monroe]

Irving Charged With Denying Holocaust

Thursday November 17, 2005 3:16 PM

VIENNA, Austria (AP) - British historian David Irving
has been arrested on a warrant accusing him of denying
the Holocaust, the Interior Ministry said Thursday.

Irving was arrested in Styria province, said police
Maj. Rudolf Golia, an Interior Ministry spokesman. He
was transferred to a prison in Graz.

Irving was detained on a warrant issued in 1989 under
Austrian laws that make Holocaust denial a crime,
Golia said.

Irving in the past has faced allegations of spreading
anti-Semitic and racist ideas. He is the author of
nearly 30 books, including "Hitler's War," which
challenges the extent of the Holocaust.

He remained in custody Thursday, the Austria Press
Agency said. Calls to the Graz court went unanswered
late Thursday afternoon.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-5421734,00.html


		
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