Question juridique clé
Whether the statements constituted public Holocaust denial or gross trivialization under Art. 261bis(4) StGB
Solution extraite
Yes. The remarks at the public appeal hearing and the leaflets placed at the university were public and denied the Holocaust and gas extermination.
Motifs extraits
The court held the historical reality of the Holocaust and gas chambers to be established facts. Publicity existed because the hearing was attended by media and the leaflets were accessible to an indefinite circle of persons at the university.