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Far-right leader Jean-Marie Le Pen, who recently caused an uproar for again calling Nazi gas chambers a "detail of World War II history," was in the audience during the show on December 29 at one of Paris' biggest concert halls.
The Paris criminal court will begin hearing the case on May 5, the prosecutor's office said.
The black comedian, whose full name is Dieudonne Mbala Mbala, has over the past years been ordered to pay several fines for inciting hatred.
Dieudonne, 42, faces a possible sentence of six months in prison and a maximum fine of 22,500 euros (29,800 dollars) if convicted.
In September 2007, he was fined 7,000 euros after he accused Jews of "memorial pornography" for their remembrance of the Holocaust during a press conference in Algeria in 2005.
In the same conference he attacked "the Zionist lobby which cultivates the idea of their unique suffering ... and has declared war on the black world."
Last month, the comedian born to a Cameroonian father again caused a stir after he announced plans to run as an "anti-Zionist" candidate in the June elections to the European parliament.
Dieudonne is to answer charges of causing offense to a group of persons based on their origin, ethnic background, race or religion, a judicial source said.
Several city councils had decided to cancel shows by the comedian over the past months and Culture Minister Christine Albanel called it a "provocation" that "is hurtful and offensive."
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The Paris criminal court will begin hearing the case on May 5, the prosecutor's office said.
The black comedian, whose full name is Dieudonne Mbala Mbala, has over the past years been ordered to pay several fines for inciting hatred.
Dieudonne, 42, faces a possible sentence of six months in prison and a maximum fine of 22,500 euros (29,800 dollars) if convicted.
In September 2007, he was fined 7,000 euros after he accused Jews of "memorial pornography" for their remembrance of the Holocaust during a press conference in Algeria in 2005.
In the same conference he attacked "the Zionist lobby which cultivates the idea of their unique suffering ... and has declared war on the black world."
Last month, the comedian born to a Cameroonian father again caused a stir after he announced plans to run as an "anti-Zionist" candidate in the June elections to the European parliament.
Dieudonne is to answer charges of causing offense to a group of persons based on their origin, ethnic background, race or religion, a judicial source said.
Several city councils had decided to cancel shows by the comedian over the past months and Culture Minister Christine Albanel called it a "provocation" that "is hurtful and offensive."
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