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The Guardian
London,
Historian who questioned whether Nazis killed 6m Jews sues US academic for claiming he is a ‘Hitler partisan’ guilty of twisting facts
Fiachra Gibbons
Left: Gitta Sereny (by Gary)
The most emotive libel trial to be heard in Britain is due to start next week in what is billed as the most far-reaching court case about the Holocaust since the execution of Adolf Eichmann.
Holocaust denial is a crime in several European countries, including Germany and France, and the government is still considering proposals to introduce similar laws in Britain. The trial will open as Downing Street announces the first national Holocaust memorial day.
“They want a showdown. I think they are relishing the prospect and I doubt they will have change from $5m in the amount they have spent already on experts,” he said. “They have some very good experts indeed and I look forward to meeting them.
“I know from bitter experience how crazy they can be. My own book about a Nazi war criminal living in Britain cannot be sold there because of your libel laws.
The son of a naval commander from Essex who served in both world wars, David Irving, 62, is best known for Hitler’s War, his bestselling account of the second world war from the Fuhrer’s perspective. It presents Hitler as a balanced leader who knew nothing of the Final Solution till it was too late.
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