Germany – A Catholic bishop who denied the Holocaust is seeking to replace a lawyer linked to the neo-Nazi movement whom he had hired to represent him in an appeals trial in a German court.
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The Rev. Andreas Steiner, said Friday that Bishop Richard Williamson is selecting another lawyer and would inform the Regensburg court of his selection “as soon as possible.”
The court convicted Williamson in April of incitement for saying in an interview with Swedish TV recorded in Germany that he didn’t believe Jews were gassed during World War II. The bishop was fined (EURO)10,000 ($13,000) for his Jan. 21, 2009, comments.
An appeal that was scheduled to take place Monday has been postponed.