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Czechs throw out ex-Klan leader | Czechs throw out ex-Klan leader |
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Czech authorities have ordered a former Ku Klux Klan leader, David Duke, to leave the country. | Czech authorities have ordered a former Ku Klux Klan leader, David Duke, to leave the country. |
The 59-year-old American was invited to the Czech Republic by a local far-right group and had planned to give lectures and promote a book. | The 59-year-old American was invited to the Czech Republic by a local far-right group and had planned to give lectures and promote a book. |
But on Friday he was arrested and questioned by police on suspicion of denying the Holocaust, an offence under Czech law. | But on Friday he was arrested and questioned by police on suspicion of denying the Holocaust, an offence under Czech law. |
Mr Duke has not been charged, but was ordered to leave the country. | Mr Duke has not been charged, but was ordered to leave the country. |
He has reportedly been given a deadline of midnight on Saturday. | He has reportedly been given a deadline of midnight on Saturday. |
His lawyer was quoted in local media as saying she would lodge a complaint against the police on his behalf. | His lawyer was quoted in local media as saying she would lodge a complaint against the police on his behalf. |
The Czech interim prime minister-designate, Jan Fischer, appeared on Czech television to say the opinions expressed in Mr Duke's book were "simply unacceptable, incomprehensible". | The Czech interim prime minister-designate, Jan Fischer, appeared on Czech television to say the opinions expressed in Mr Duke's book were "simply unacceptable, incomprehensible". |
David Duke is a former Grand Wizard of the notorious white supremacist Ku Klux Klan group. He once held a seat for the Louisiana state House of Representatives, and made an unsuccessful bid for the US presidency. |
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