Commenting on prosecution of an 88-year-old former Nazi guard for war crimes, the New York Times has written on the importance of pursuing WWII-era war criminals.
The editorial, ‘Why Nazi hunting remains crucial’, notes that there has been successful legal action against over 100 Nazi war criminals since 2001, stating the ‘hunt must continue’.
The opening paragraph has been reproduced below.
Also see our earlier post: ‘Late, but not too late’ (10 January 2014)
The editorial, ‘Why Nazi hunting remains crucial’, notes that there has been successful legal action against over 100 Nazi war criminals since 2001, stating the ‘hunt must continue’.
The opening paragraph has been reproduced below.
"Sooner or later, time will run out in the pursuit of Nazi-era war criminals as they are overtaken by death after decades of undeserved freedom. This makes it all the more noteworthy that an 88-year-old German man was charged this week with the murder of 25 people in a wartime massacre in the French village of Oradour-sur-Glane. The case, prosecuted by German authorities, is a reminder of a haunting period of history that must be kept in mind as fresh acts of genocide bedevil the world. In the French massacre, SS troops shot and burned to death 642 people."See the full piece here.
Also see our earlier post: ‘Late, but not too late’ (10 January 2014)