GermanyAufgabe 96 · History and responsibility
How can someone who denies the Holocaust be punished?
In the exam (German)
Wie kann jemand, der den Holocaust leugnet, bestraft werden?
- aa cut in social benefitsKürzung sozialer Leistungen
- bup to 100 hours of community servicebis zu 100 Sozialstunden
- cnot at all, Holocaust denial is allowedgar nicht, Holocaustleugnung ist erlaubt
- dwith a prison sentence of up to five years or a finemit Freiheitsstrafe bis zu fünf Jahren oder mit GeldstrafeCorrect answer
Why?
Anyone who publicly denies the Holocaust can be punished for incitement to hatred (Volksverhetzung) under Section 130 of the Criminal Code (Strafgesetzbuch). The penalty is a prison sentence of up to five years or a fine. In this way Germany protects the memory of the millions of murdered Jews and the public peace.
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