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Definitions
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1. In this Law, "crime against the Jewish people"
and "crime against humanity" have the same
respective meanings as in the "Nazis and Nazi
Collaborators Law, 5710-1950[1].
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Prohibition of Denial of Holocaust
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2. A person who, in writing or by word of mouth,
publishes any statement denying or diminishing the
proportions of acts committed in the period of the
Nazi regime, which are crimes against the Jewish
people or crimes against humanity, with intent to
defend the perpetrators of those acts or to
express sympathy or identification with them,
shall be liable to imprisonment for a term of five
years.
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Prohibition of publication of expression for sympathy for Nazi crimes
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3. A person who, in writing or by word of mouth,
publishes any statement expressing praise or
sympathy for or identification with acts done in
the period of the Nazi regime, which are crimes
against the Jewish people or crimes against
humanity, shall be liable to imprisonment for a
term of five years.
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Permitted publication
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4. The publication of a correct and fair
report of a publication prohibited by
this Law shall not be regarded as an offence
thereunder so long as it is not made with intent
to express sympathy or identification with the
perpetrators of crimes against the Jewish people
or against humanity.
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Filing of charge
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5. An indictment for offences under this Law shall
only be filed by or with the consent of the
Attorney-General.
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