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A Jewish, far-right politician is being sued for Holocaust denial in France

The case against Eric Zemmour is the first time someone is accused of Holocaust denial for alleging French homosexuals weren't deported during the war, the plaintiffs say.
French far-right presidential candidate Eric Zemmour delivers a speech during a campaign rally on the Trocadero square in Paris on Sunday. A lawsuit accuses Zemmour of trying to falsify history about France's role in the Holocaust.

Six LGBTQ advocacy groups are suing French presidential candidate Eric Zemmour, saying his embrace of a claim that homosexuals weren't arrested and deported during the Nazis' occupation of France during World War II amounts to Holocaust denial.

It's the first time such a lawsuit has been filed against someone for alleging that French homosexuals weren't deported during the war, according to attorney Etienne Deshoulières, filed the suit

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