A tag reading “defendant” stands on a table in front of empty chairs before the opening of a trial against British bishop Richard Williamson on April 16, 2010 at a courtroom in Regensburg, southern Germany. The trial of Williamson for Holocaust denial began in his absence as an ultra-conservative Catholic group ordered the cleric not to testify. Denying that the Holocaust took place, or questioning key elements, is illegal in Germany and Austria. AFP PHOTO DDP/OLIVER LANG GERMANY OUT (Photo credit should read OLIVER LANG/AFP/Getty Images)
