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civil lawyer who withdraws to get a statement from an accused facing the court. The scene occurred Tuesday evening, November 7, in Lyons. At the helm, Bruno Gollnisch, 56 years, MEP and regional adviser Rhône-Alpes (National Front), appears to "dispute the existence of crimes against humanity" as a result of comments made at a conference Press, October 11, 2004.



According to the formulas reported at the time by several journalists, witnesses at the trial, Mr. Gollnisch had declared: "The existence of the gas chambers, it is up to historians to discuss it." Or: "I do not deny the gas chambers homicides but the discussion must remain free."

For hours, the elected frontiste rejects any denial. He believes that his words were "truncated" or "evil transcribed by journalists." While continuing to maintain the ambiguity of a speech well established. "I recognize these tragedies, these millions of deaths," he notes, before explain: "But on the specific modalities, I am not a specialist."

At 18 hours, Alain Jakubowicz, a lawyer with the Licra and the Union of Jewish Students of France, is not satisfied answers to double relaxation of the accused which refers constantly reality of the Holocaust studies or historical archives Nuremberg trials, but never delivered the substance of his thought. The dialogue turned into a duel between two competing Lyonnais for years.


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Alain Jakubowicz formally asks to "national political leader" to make it clear that face "to a tribunal of the Republic". Suddenly, taking advantage of a hesitant silence, the lawyer proposes to leave the bench against civil parties an explicit declaration of number two in the FN. The presiding judge, Fernand Schir, made unprecedented rate this negotiation: "Me Jakubowicz proposes to withdraw if Mr Gollnisch recognizes that the organized extermination of European Jews by the Nazi regime during the Second World War is a crime against 'questionable non humanity perpetrated by including the use of gas chambers. "

Surprised, Bruno Gollnisch seems to weigh a dilemma between political positioning and judicial interest. Still evade, camper who plays the character to the extreme over words embody a hard his movement? Or drop ballast facing a charge strongly debated legally? The defendant replied: "Absolutely, Mr. Chairman." The magistrate wants to ensure that it recognizes the declaration. Mr. Gollnisch said: "My answer is yes."

Upon interruption of the following meeting, Alain Jakubowicz believes he received "a victory" in the trial: "For the first time the French are going to be a senior official of the National Front admit that the Holocaust is a crime against humanity incontestable. " "I do not see anything new here, I am surprised that we two years to push open doors," said Bruno Gollnisch at the threshold of the courtroom.