How can someone who denies the Holocaust be punished?

Question 96 of 300 · General section

Correct answer

with imprisonment for up to five years or a fine

All answer options

  1. 1Cuts to social security benefits
  2. 2up to 100 hours of community service
  3. 3Not at all; Holocaust denial is permitted
  4. 4with imprisonment for up to five years or a fineCorrect

Why is this answer correct?

Publicly denying or trivialising the Holocaust is a criminal offence under § 130 of the Criminal Code as incitement to hatred. The penalty runs to five years' imprisonment or a fine. Freedom of expression expressly does not protect such statements.

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Question number
96 of 460
Section
General section (questions 1–300)
Success rate
100% answer it correctly
Source
Official BAMF question catalogue

This question is reproduced unchanged from the official question catalogue of the German Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF). The real Einbürgerungstest draws 33 questions from this set; 17 correct answers are needed to pass.

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