On trial at 95: Ursula Haverbeck charged for Holocaust denial in Germany

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On trial at 95: Ursula Haverbeck charged for Holocaust denial in Germany

Haverback was previously sentenced to ten months in prison without parole in 2015. Following the charge, she filed for an appeal and avoided arrest.

Ursula Haverbeck, notoriously known for her denial of the Holocaust and continuous charges against her, has been put to trial again at the age of 95 in Hamburg, Germany, for inciting hatred, according to a DW report on Friday.

Haverback has returned to court after previously being sentenced to ten months in prison without parole in 2015. Following the charge, she filed for an appeal and avoided arrest.

Haverbeck has been convicted and sentenced to prison on several occasions since 2015 for incidents such as writing articles denying the Holocaust. She has not spent any time in jail due to her repeated appeals.

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In November 2016, Haverbeck was convicted by a court in Verden based on numerous articles she had published in the local newspaper Stimme des Reiches, or “Voice of the Reich,” in which she denied that the Holocaust occurred.

https://www.jpost.com/international/article-805471

[CTyankee]

1. Much as I hate what she is saying, I appreciate having our First Amendment here in the U.S more...

The antidote to hate speech like this is having a debate on what she said and the freedom to having that debate that challenges her statements.