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Czechs throw out David Duke, former Ku Klux Klan leader
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by Amy Judd | April 25, 2009 at 08:48 am
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The Czech authorities have ordered David Duke, a former Ku Klux Klan leader from the United States, to leave their country by midnight tonight.
Mr. Duke was invited to the Czech Republic by a far-right group and had planned to stay there to give lectures and to promote his book.
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However, yesterday the 59 year-old American was arrrested and questioned about denying the Holocaust, which is an offense under the Czech Republic law.
Mr Duke has not been charged, but was ordered to leave the country.
He has reportedly been given a deadline of midnight on Saturday.
His lawyer plans to lodge a complaint.
Jan Fischer, the Czech interim prime-minister-designate, said on television that the views expressed in Mr. Duke's book were "simply unacceptable, incomprehensible".
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Mr. Duke used to be a Ku Klux Klan leader, a Grand Wizard, and he once held a seat for Louisiana in the House of Representatives. He once made a bid for the Presidency, but was unsuccessful.
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at 08:59 on April 25th, 2009
David Duke's side of the story 'Yes, I am free now, at least temporarily'.
at 09:13 on April 25th, 2009
Thanks for that link Rhonda.
at 09:21 on April 25th, 2009
You are very welcome, Amy. Thank you for this story!
at 09:21 on April 25th, 2009
Praque is one of the most despicable cities on earth full of child pornography. I hope the Russians invade it again.
at 09:46 on April 25th, 2009
I think he is a professor somewhere in the Ukraine or a country nearby.
I get why there is a law against the denial of the Holocaust.
We have no such law in the US because it would totally violate the notion of Freedom of Speech.
The reality is that there is a law against the denial of the Holocaust in Europe because its tendency toward authoritarian regimes is pronounced, viewed historically.