Hungarian publishers fined for Holocaust denial

A publisher who published a translation in Hungarian of a book denying the Holocaust was fined by a court in Budapest.

The publisher had produced the translation by a Swedish author. The fine was 120,000 forints, about 400 euros.

The book, translated into Hungarian in 2012, described the Holocaust as « a fable » and described the existence of gas chambers as a point of debate.

The publishing house pleaded guilty to the charge.

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