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18 November 2008

Denmark/Sweden/Germany:
In court for selling Nazi music to Germany

Two men were arrested in Denmark on 27 August 2008 for allegedly financing, commissioning and distributing recordings that have been deemed illegal because of their extremist content.

The Danish Ministry of Justice said that one of the men is German and one is Danish.



Sources

DW-world.de – 17 November 2008:
’'Denmark to Extradite Neo-Nazi Music Producers to Germany'

Danish Broadcasting Corporation, DR – 14 November 2008:
’'Sverige vil ikke udlevere dansk nazist' (in Danish)

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