On 12 September 2007, the German Bundesgerichtshof, a sort of appeal
court, has rubberstamped the treason against the German People - that
they have absolutely no right to hear the truth about their history.
The judgment stands as Judge Meinerzhagen pronounced it shamelessly
while sentencing Ernst Zundel:
« It is of absolutely no relevance whether the Holocaust happened or
not. Denying it is a punishable offense. That is the only thing
that matters to the Court ! » (Source : Berliner Tageszeitung, 2
Feb 2007)
Five years for speaking the truth - as documented by forensic science
- about the Holocaust !
Let it be said that the defense submissions appealing the harsh
Mannheim sentence consisted of more than 800 carefully crafted pages
of legal arguments.
The Bundesgerichtsamt's reply consisted of one-and-a- half pages of
blah-blah !
Since I am archiving for history the many facets of this epic
struggle between the Germans and the Jews, I thought it is
appropriate to share with you Ernst's thoughts on having reached this
milestone.
In a letter to a fellow activist in France, his dear friend, Dr.
Robert Faurisson, Ernst wrote in part:
Ernst Zündel
JVA Mannheim
Herzogenriedstr. 111
68169 MANNHEIM
24 August 07
Dear Dr. Faurisson !
I know it is August and most of France is on holidays, so forgive the
intrusion, and no need to reply. (S)
I wanted to write one more time, because at the moment it is a bit
like the quiet before the storm we experienced as peasants before a
thunderstorm would hit in Summer before we could get the hay in, or
harvest the grain, potatoes etc. !
There always was a kind of heavyness, a kind of foreboding in the
air, and after two or three lightning strikes and sharp thunder
clasps, the sluice gates of heaven opened up - lukewarm rain would
fall plentifully. There would rise steam from the meadows and forests
- and the air would smell heavenly ! Only a peasant would be able to
appreciate what freshly-watered soil smells like !
Thus, after the stresses and the strains, the constant struggles and
battles and cajoling of the lawyers to try to get them to undertake
certain initiatives, now a certain calm is setting in. I was ordered
to pack and remove my court-related documents from my cell, A
certain realization is setting in that the end phase is [at hand]!
The most amazing, dedicated, quietly competent lawyer [of the
Mannheim trial] was Dr. Schaller. A delight to work with ! I had
invited him to Canada to observe the appeal of one of my trials,
liked him, and we remained in contact ever since. Although unwell, he
consented to help me. I was delighted, for there is no one who takes
the time to weigh every word, who has the enormous background
knowledge, which is a real asset in these cases ! And he is cultured,
with good manners. This has meant that I could draw on his knowledge
and rely on his topics and documents, which he had assembled over a
53-year-spanning career.
Thus justice was done to the cause before history, even if little
justice was done to me by my detractors and persecutors, which
usually happens in these types of cases throughout history.
There are, now that the case is before the Bundesgerichtshof, two
more relatively simple hurdles to take : the Bundesverfassungsgericht
and then the European Court of Human Rights.
If the finances last, we will go there, in order that NO Germans can
say that they did not have a chance to confront and examine their
history. That does not mean that I expect justice will be done - it
is important historically, in the context of the German nation ! And
Karma.
It is also important to me as a person and a son of Germany, that I
stood the ground and did not (S) make foul, unethical compromises in
order to get a lesser sentence, for we say in English : « Where there
is no accuser, there will never be a judge ». Important issues, in
order to be examined, need a forum. Since normal academic forums are
usually barred or denied to certain subjects, courtrooms are a
substitute - a poor one but, still, they are a forum nevertheless.
I was fortunate to have understood that early enough. And I was even
more fortunate in [having lived] in an Anglo-Saxon legal system
dominated Canada, [in a country where] enough of the old Anglo-Saxon
legal traditions still existed but were under assault even then by
the graduates of Marxist dominated universities and law schools.
Thus, in the beginning I was the beneficiary of fortunate cultural
circumstances. I understood those trends - that's why I was so
furious at Mrs. Marshall - in that preliminary hearing in June of
1984, to have not pulled out all stops with that guy Fried, [a
prosecution witness,] for instance, because I realized we would never
get a chance to grill that old German-hater again. He, like Hilberg,
Vrba, Urstein and others are now dead ! WE have their testimonies !
How fortunate I was to have been the instrument, to have especially
found you, and our excentric Ditlieb, to have found a man with the
courage of Christie - and the quiet dedication of Keltie and Barbara !
If ever there was a DREAM-TEAM, we were it !
We have a good library [in prison] with surprisingly interesting
books on esoteric and historical topics I did not have the time to
study in Canada. Here I read at least one or two books a week. (S)
So you can see I will come out of prison wiser than when I came in.
With much respect. Ernst Zündel
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This just inS:
The Associated Press / Monday, September 17, 2007
German court rejects far-right activist Zundel's appeal against
incitement conviction
BERLIN: A German federal court said Monday that it has rejected an
appeal by far-right activist Ernst Zundel against his incitement
conviction for denying the Holocaust, which resulted in a five-year
prison sentence.
Zundel, who was deported from Canada in 2005, was convicted by a
Mannheim court in February on 14 counts of incitement for years of
anti-Semitic activities, including denying the Holocaust - a crime in
Germany - in documents and on the Internet.
The court handed him the maximum five-year sentence.
The Federal Court of Justice said it had thrown out Zundel's appeal
in a Sept. 12 ruling.
In a statement, the court also said that judges in Mannheim were
right not to deduct time Zundel served in pre-deportation custody in
Canada from his sentence. It said that was not formal
"pre-extradition detention for the criminal proceedings here."
Zundel and his supporters have argued that he was a peaceful
campaigner being denied his right to free speech. As well as Canada,
Zundel has in the past lived in the U.S. state of Tennessee.
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