Holocaust Denier Will Be Extradited to France After Losing Scottish Appeal

Published on January 26, 2024

A Frenchman who shared videos online in which he denied the Holocaust has been cleared for extradition back to France after failing in his last legal appeal in Scotland. Vincent Reynouard, 54, is wanted by prosecutors in France who want to put him on trial for inciting hatred and denying the occurrence of the Holocaust. The alleged offences include “public trivialisation of a war crime” and, “public challenge to the existence of crimes against humanity committed during the Second World War,” and are related to videos he made and shared on the internet. Holocaust denial has been a criminal offence in France since 1990 and Reynouard has been convicted twice before....