French Holocaust denier appeals extradition from Scotland
Vincent Reynouard, 54, a French secondary school teacher who fled to Scotland after he was convicted in his native country on two charges relating to Holocaust denial, has said he will appeal a Sheriff's order for his extradition.
A convicted Holocaust denier who spent two years on the run in Scotland is to appeal an order to extradite him to France, reports BBC News.
Lawyers for Vincent Reynouard, 54, will address appeal judges in January, arguing a sheriff was wrong to allow his return to his homeland.
He was apprehended in Fife in November 2022 on an international warrant.
Reports say he was using a false identity while working as a private tutor.
Sheriff Chris Dickson ordered Reynouard to be sent to France to stand trial on charges including "public trivialisation of a war crime" and "public incitement to hatred" at a hearing in Edinburgh earlier this month.
Reynouard has been convicted several times in France between 1991 and 2020 for Holocaust denial and has been fined and jailed.
