Lawyer: UK Bishop Williamson has been silenced ahead of appeal of a fine for denying Holocaust
By APThursday, April 15, 2010
Lawyer: bishop silenced ahead of court appearance
BERLIN — A lawyer says an ultraconservative British bishop has been silenced by his order before a court hearing regarding a denial of the Holocaust.
Matthias Lossmann told The Associated Press that his client, Bishop Richard Williamson, has been told not appear at the Regensburg court for Friday’s hearing and to refrain from interviews and Internet activities.
Lossmann said a letter on behalf of the Switzerland-based general secretary of the Society of St. Pius X, Christian Thouvenot, advises the bishop to shut down his blog and his Web site.
Friday’s hearing regards Williamson’s appeal of a fine he was given by a German court in 2009 for incitement, in connection with an interview with Swedish TV in 2008 during which he questioned that Jews died during the Holocaust.
