The Lyon prosecutor initiated criminal proceedings against Mr Gollnisch under Article 24a of the so-called "Loi Gayssot", which had been added in 1990 to the Law of 29 July 1881 on the freedom of the press, and prohibits the expression in public of an opinion denying crimes against humanity on pain of criminal sanctions.
The Lyon prosecutor initiated criminal proceedings against Mr Gollnisch under Article 24a of the so-called "Loi Gayssot", which had been added in 1990 to the Law of 29 July 1881 on the freedom of the press, and prohibits the expression in public of an opinion denying crimes against humanity on pain of criminal sanctions.