Greek Jews 'shocked' after Holocaust denier is acquitted by Athens Appeals court

[ReichGirl]

The Greek Jewish community said Friday it was “shocked” after neo-Nazi militant Kostas Plevris, who wrote a book denying the Holocaust and containing offensive references to Jews, was acquitted by an Appeals court in Athens.

http://www.ejpress.org/article/35616



People who claim Elvis is still alive are not arrested. People who claim to have had sex with a space alien on a UFO are not thrown in jail. People who claim to have filmed Bigfoot don't have their lives ruined even after they admit the film was faked.

Only in this one area of inquiry is the full weight of the legal system brought to bear on those who ask a simple question.

Are we lied to about important matters? Of course we are. The lies used to start the war in Iraq are proof of that.

Truth needs no laws to support it. Truth does not fear re-examination. Truth does not hide from questioning. Throughout history, only lies and liars have resorted to the courts to enforce adherence to dogma.

ReichGirl

[The Lawspeaker]

Well... too bloody bad for them ! At last a victory for Freedom of Speech. Thumbs up for Greece !:D Although I think that denying the existence of a Holocaust is as foolish as denying the existence of the Roman Empire or Adolf Hitler one should never be tried in a court of law for airing his opinions.
It's his own personal opinion and what he needs is a good history book. That's it.

[Absinthe]

In his book, Costas Plevris writes: “To begin with I declare that I am a Nazi, a fascist, a racist, an anti-democrat, an anti-Semite. Jews are mortal enemies and deserve the firing squad."

Source (http://www.ejpress.org/article/22508)

:D

Random facts:

He (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konstantinos_Plevris)'s written numerous books, some of which titled "Let's talk about Jews", "Non-greeks are Barbarians" (:rolleyes:), "Jews, the whole truth", "The Twenty Protocols of Treason", "Racism: from myth to reality", "The People forgets what The Left is all about", etc.

He has always been extremely provocative and seems to be having fun with the press attention he gets.

He has been accused of working for the Secret Services and having double-crossed fellow national socialists and sent them to jail.

His son (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thanos_Plevris) made it to the Parliament.

He called Kofi Annan "a cannibal" :lol: