Paul von Tinnen was sentenced here today in absentia to three months in prison for distributing seditious anti-Semitic material. While out on bail, von Tinnen disappeared from The Netherlands, and is now reported to be in Spain. There is no extradition treaty between Spain and The Netherlands.
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