The Lyons Appeal Court has confirmed conviction of a member of the European Parliament, Bruno Gollnisch, for questioning the Holocaust.

Gollnisch, a former law professor of Lyons University and a member of the European Parliament has been sentenced to five months suspended jail term and a cash fine of 5,000 euros.

Gollnisch has said historians had the right to debate the existence of the gas chambers allegedly used by Nazis to murder Jews during World War II.

Although Gollnisch has political immunity because he is an EP member, the EP has revoked his immunity under pressure fromthe Zionist lobby paving the way for his trial at the French court.

The preliminary court started trial of Gollnisch back in May 23, 2006.

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