Mr Irving remains in prison until his trial on February 20th. The trial is expected to last 2 days and will be held at the Large Criminal Court, Wichenburg gasse 22. Vienna.

There will be an 8 man jury and three judges. Mr. Irving has been charged under section 3g of the Verbotsgesetz which forbids denial of the Holocaust.

If convicted Mr. Irving could be sentenced to between 1 and 20 years in prison! His lawyer, Dr Elmar Kresbach has warned that any conviction will be challenged in the European Court of Human Rights. The prison authorities are holding back Mr. Irving's mail and have prevented him from telephoning England.

Mr. Irving's family is appealing urgently for donations.

They can be contacted via PO Box 18812, London. SW7 4WD United Kingdom