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Old December 9th, 2019 #184
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Dieudonné faces Swiss legal case for racist comments

December 8, 2019

Controversial French comedian Dieudonné M'bala M'bala is facing legal proceedings in Geneva, accused of using racist speech during shows he gave in western Switzerland.

He has been summoned to appear before judicial authorities in Geneva on January 17, reports Swiss broadcaster RTS.

A complaint has been brought by the Coordination against Antisemitism and Defamation (CICAD), which says Dieudonné denied the existence of Nazi gas chambers during shows in Nyon and Geneva, violating Swiss criminal laws on racism and anti-Semitism.

https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/controv...ments/45420116