Bishop John Williamson hires , then fires , a lawyer to fight his case for Holocaust denial . His bishop tells him to fire the lawyer . Williamson does not believe there were gas chambers at Auschwitz . Williamson was convicted of Holocaust denial in April . The lawyer led a far - right group until it was banned , the German government says .
Bishop John Williamson hires , then fires , a lawyer to fight his case for Holocaust denial . His bishop tells him to fire the lawyer . Williamson does not believe there were gas chambers at Auschwitz . The lawyer led a far - right group until it was banned , the German government says .