On December 26, 2008, during his show "J'ai fait le con" at the Zénith in Paris, the defendant Dieudonné organized a "sketch" that exceeded the bounds of a traditional performance. He invited Robert Faurisson (referred to as Robert D...), a well-known Holocaust denier, onto the stage to receive a "prize for unacceptability and insolence". The prize—a three-branched candelabra—was presented by an actor dressed in a striped pajama-like costume with a yellow star bearing the word "Jew," directly mimicking the dress of concentration camp deportees. The Paris Court of Appeal (March 17, 2011) convicted Dieudonné of public insult, sentencing him to a €10,000 fine and ordering the publication of the decision in national newspapers. Dieudonné appealed, arguing that his actions were protected by freedom of expression and the immunity of artistic/humorous creation. The Court of Cassation dismissed Dieudonné's appeal (REJETTE le pourvoi), confirming his criminal conviction.
articles 7 et 10 de la Convention de sauvegarde des droits de l'homme et des libertés fondamentales, des article 8 et 11 de la Déclaration des droits de l'homme et du citoyen du 26 août 1789, des articles 23, 29, alinéa 2, 32 et 33 de la loi du 29 juillet 1881 sur la liberté de la presse, des articles 111-3 et 111-4 du code pénal et des articles 591 et 593 du code de procédure pénale