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French politician convicted of war denial

Far right French politician Jean-Marie Le Pen was given a three month suspended sentence today for denying the brutality of the wartime Nazi occupation.

French politician convicted of war denial

Fri, 08 Feb, 2008 - 16:05

Far right French politician Jean-Marie Le Pen was given a three month suspended sentence today for denying the brutality of the wartime Nazi occupation.

A Paris court also fined him €9,732 for his remarks about life during the Second World War.

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