Polish-Canadian convicted for Holocaust denial message he projected onto Anne Frank House

In February, a Polish-Canadian sent a laser message above the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The caption read “Anne Frank, inventor of the ballpoint pen.”

The post referenced a conspiracy theory that the Diary by Anne Frank is fake because it is written with a pen invented after World War II.

Dutch courts have not identified the man they found guilty of Holocaust denial. He sentenced him to two months in prison, significantly less than the 6 months requested by the prosecutor. The accused had already served his entire sentence in preventive detention before the trial.

In its judgment, the court said the message broadcast “significantly exceeded the limits of what is considered tolerable in society.” Additionally, the verdict adds that “the suggestion that Anne Frank was the inventor of the ballpoint pen calls into question the authenticity of her diary.” Given its enormous symbolic value for the memory of the Holocaust, this can be considered a form of Holocaust denial.”