Stuttgart, Germany – Lawyer Charged For Saying ‘Heil Hitler’.

Stuttgart, Germany – Criminal charges have been brought against the former attorney of a convicted Holocaust denier for inciting hatred and ending a legal brief with the words “Heil Hitler”.

Attorney Sylvia Stolz represented Ernst Zuendel in his first trial, which was thrown out after Stolz was barred from the courtroom for what judges said was an attempt to sabotage the proceedings.

ast month Mr Zuendel was convicted of Holocaust denial for doubting that Nazi Germany had exterminated six million Jews. He was given the maximum sentence of five years in prison.

During the proceedings Ms Stolz concluded one of her written legal documents with the words “Heil Hitler”, prosecutors in the city of Mannheim said.

In addition to incitement of hatred against Jews and attempting to undermine court proceedings, Ms Stolz has been charged with using symbols of the Nazi party, a banned organisation, the prosecutors said. [newsaustria]