-Caveat Lector- Le Pen Convicted for Racial Hatred MUNICH, Germany (AP) -- French far-right leader Jean-Marie Le Pen was convicted of inciting racial hatred for calling the Holocaust a ``detail in history'' and ordered to pay a fine, prosecutors said Wednesday. A Munich court issued the summary judgment in late May, said Michael Grauel, a spokesman for the Bavarian Justice Ministry. The amount of the fine was not disclosed, he said. The charges stem from a 1997 Munich news conference at which Le Pen referred to the Holocaust, in which 6 million Jews died, as a ``detail in the history of World War II.'' Le Pen, leader of France's anti-immigrant National Front, maintained the statement does not deny the Holocaust happened. But he was convicted of inciting racial hatred by trivializing the Holocaust, also a crime in Germany, Grauel said. The National Front advocates sending home France's millions of immigrants and reserving jobs and welfare for French-born citizens. It is widely accused of racism and anti-Semitism. DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substance�not soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credeence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
