Fredrick Töben, the alleged Holocaust denier detained in London last week, was arrested under a “fatally flawed” European arrest warrant, his counsel submitted today.

Ben Watson tried to persuade City of Westminster Magistrates’ Court that Dr Töben should be released unconditionally and allowed to leave the country.

But District Judge Daphne Wickham refused to hear Mr Watson’s application, pointing out that the case had been listed only for a decision on bail.