Berlin drops Abbas probe into Holocaust remarks
Monday, 11 December 2023
Berlin prosecutors said Monday that Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas's comments on the Holocaust during a visit last year amounted to inciting racial hatred, but they won't pursue a criminal case due to his diplomatic immunity.Police in Berlin launched a probe "on suspicion of inciting hatred" in August 2022 on the basis of two complaints accusing Abbas of "relativising the Holocaust" during a joint press conference with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. Abbas accused Israel of committing "50 Holocausts" against Palestinians since 1947.
Berlin prosecutors said Monday that Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas's comments on the Holocaust during a visit last year amounted to inciting racial hatred, but they won't pursue a criminal case due to his diplomatic immunity.Police in Berlin launched a probe "on suspicion of inciting hatred" in August 2022 on the basis of two complaints accusing Abbas of "relativising the Holocaust" during a joint press conference with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. Abbas accused Israel of committing "50 Holocausts" against Palestinians since 1947.
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