The Austrian prosecutors in the case of Holocaust denier David Irving want him to spend more time in jail. The prosecutors appealed Tuesday, saying the three-year sentence Irving was given Monday is too lenient, given Irving’s importance to right-wing extremists. Irving’s lawyers have also appealed the sentence.
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