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Europe’s top human rights court has rejected an appeal by the controversial French comic Dieudonne M’Bala M’Bala, saying the right to free expression does not protect antisemitism or Holocaust denial.Europe’s top human rights court has rejected an appeal by the controversial French comic Dieudonne M’Bala M’Bala, saying the right to free expression does not protect antisemitism or Holocaust denial.
Dieudonne, as he is known, finished a December 2008 show by inviting a prominent Holocaust denier on stage, then having an actor dressed to resemble a concentration camp prisoner offer him a prize. Dieudonne, as he is known, finished a December 2008 performance by inviting a prominent Holocaust denier on stage and then having an actor dressed to resemble a concentration camp prisoner offer him a prize.
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He was convicted by a French court in October 2009 of hate crime charges and fined €10,000. He lost repeated appeals, until finally bringing it before the Strasbourg-based European court of human rights. He was convicted of hate crime charges by a French court in October 2009 and fined €10,000. He lost repeated appeals, and took his case to the Strasbourg-based European court of human rights.
The court noted Dieudonne’s stated desire to stage “the biggest antisemitic meeting since the last world war” and ruled on Tuesday that the show was not a show but the expression of an ideology. The court noted Dieudonne’s stated desire to stage “the biggest antisemitic meeting since the last world war” and ruled on Tuesday that the event was not a show but the expression of ideology.