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| Man accused of Holocaust denial | Man accused of Holocaust denial |
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| An alleged Holocaust denier has been arrested by police after flying into Heathrow Airport in London. | An alleged Holocaust denier has been arrested by police after flying into Heathrow Airport in London. |
| The Met Police's extradition unit detained Australian Frederick Toben under an EU warrant issued in Germany. | The Met Police's extradition unit detained Australian Frederick Toben under an EU warrant issued in Germany. |
| He is accused of publishing material on the internet between 2000 and 2004 that "denies, approves of or plays down the mass murder of Jews by the Nazis". | He is accused of publishing material on the internet between 2000 and 2004 that "denies, approves of or plays down the mass murder of Jews by the Nazis". |
| Mr Toben, 64, later appeared before City of Westminster Magistrates' Court and was remanded in custody. | Mr Toben, 64, later appeared before City of Westminster Magistrates' Court and was remanded in custody. |
| A further hearing will take place on Friday. | |
| He told the court he did not consent to extradition and would fight attempts to send him to Germany. | He told the court he did not consent to extradition and would fight attempts to send him to Germany. |
| Published newsletter | Published newsletter |
| Mr Toben, who had been in transit from the US to Dubai at the time of his arrest, represented himself at the hearing. | Mr Toben, who had been in transit from the US to Dubai at the time of his arrest, represented himself at the hearing. |
| He said his apprehension had been an abuse of process. | He said his apprehension had been an abuse of process. |
| The arrest warrant alleges that Mr Toben committed the offence in Australia, Germany and other countries, and that the material is also "of an anti-Semitic and/or revisionist nature". | The arrest warrant alleges that Mr Toben committed the offence in Australia, Germany and other countries, and that the material is also "of an anti-Semitic and/or revisionist nature". |
| It was issued by a court in Mannheim, Germany, where Mr Toben was given a 10-month jail sentence in 1999 after publishing a newsletter which denied the mass extermination of Jews in gas chambers at Auschwitz. | It was issued by a court in Mannheim, Germany, where Mr Toben was given a 10-month jail sentence in 1999 after publishing a newsletter which denied the mass extermination of Jews in gas chambers at Auschwitz. |