David Irving: controversial historian in Hungary for book signing, speeches
David Irving, the convicted British holocaust denier, arrived in Budapest on Monday, March 12, at the invitation of publishers, Sándor and Tibor Gede, to launch the Hungarian-language version of his book Nurnberg - The Last Battle.
Due to remain in Hungary for one week for book signing events, Irving is expected to speak at the extreme-right Hungarian Justice and Life Party (MIÉP) party rally on March 15. Following an appeal, Irving was released on probation from an Austrian prison last December after serving part of a three year sentence for Holocaust denial. In March of last year, during an interview with Die Presse and the Austrian Press Agency, Irving likened Austria to a "Nazi state" and criticized the country's strict laws against denying the Holocaust as "ridiculous."...
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Due to remain in Hungary for one week for book signing events, Irving is expected to speak at the extreme-right Hungarian Justice and Life Party (MIÉP) party rally on March 15. Following an appeal, Irving was released on probation from an Austrian prison last December after serving part of a three year sentence for Holocaust denial. In March of last year, during an interview with Die Presse and the Austrian Press Agency, Irving likened Austria to a "Nazi state" and criticized the country's strict laws against denying the Holocaust as "ridiculous."...