Zundel's lawyers split over tactics

Lawyers for a German man charged with denying the Holocaust split over tactics Thursday as the judge demanded an apology from a defence lawyer for disrupting proceedings. Prosecutors accuse Ernst Zundel, 66, of years of anti-Semitic activities, including repeated denials of the Holocaust -- a crime in Germany -- in documents and on the Internet. Zundel, an apologist for Hitler who was deported from Canada last year and has also lived in the U.S. state of Tennessee, faces up to five years in prison if convicted. Proceedings have been slowed by a string of motions, objections and interruptions from defence lawyer Sylvia Stolz, prompting presiding judge Ulrich Meinerzhagen to accuse her of insulting the court and sabotaging the trial. The two clashed anew Thursday, with Meinerzhagen saying he suspected Stolz wanted to "make proceedings impossible so that the trial collapses." He said the court would file a complaint to the relevant lawyers association asking them to take unspecified steps against her. "I didn't want to bend to your will, that was the point," Stolz retorted, turning to the gallery filled with Zundel sympathizers to accuse Meinerzhagen of wanting to "put a gag on me." She didn't respond to the judge's demand that she apologize. (Artikel mit Bild von Silvia Stolz) siehe auch: Judge threatens Zundel's lawyer with contempt. The trial of Holocaust denier Ernst Zundel was abruptly halted on Thursday amidst another day of squabbling and arguing between the judge and the defence lawyer, Courtroom uproar mars neo-Nazi trial in Germany, Zundel's lawyers split over tactics. Lawyers for a German man charged with denying the Holocaust split over tactics Thursday as the judge demanded an apology from a defence lawyer for disrupting proceedings, Defence lawyers for German charged with denying Holocaust split over tactics