Catalogue question 96 · Question catalogue in force since 2024-07-01
How can someone who denies the Holocaust be punished?
- reduction of social benefits
- up to 100 hours of community service
- not at all, Holocaust denial is permitted
- with imprisonment of up to five years or a fine Correct
Why — for every option
- A — Reducing social benefits is not a criminal sanction for Holocaust denial.
- B — 100 hours of community service is not a penalty provided for this offence under German criminal law.
- C — Incorrect: Holocaust denial is a criminal offence in Germany, not permitted.
- D — Correct: under § 130(3) of the Criminal Code (incitement to hatred), denying or trivialising the Holocaust is punishable by imprisonment of up to five years or a fine.
Source: www.gesetze-im-internet.de
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