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From: nishri@utcs.UUCP (Alex Nishri)
Newsgroups: can.politics
Subject: Re: Re: Zundel
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Date: Wed, 24-Apr-85 16:55:23 EST
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In article <54@watmum.UUCP> cdshaw@watmum.UUCP (Chris Shaw) writes:
>West Germany has a system whereby the Holocaust is a constitutional fact...
>I've heard that people are put in jail there for denying it. How does their
>system work ??
>Maybe we should modify/adopt it.

Yes, West Germany has such a law, but it requires someone to bring a
complaint.

There was an item on the news the other day about the state of things in
Germany.  Apparently, several groups in Germany are trying to persue the
current government there to make prosecutions automatic under the law
you mention.  They had hoped for this change in this the 40th anniversary
year but it looks almost certain now that nothing will change.