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Hungary questions Nazi-era war crimes suspect

Tue Sep 15, 2009 9:54 AM EDT
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Associated Press
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BUDAPEST — Prosecutors in Hungary have questioned suspected Nazi war criminal Sandor Kepiro about the murder of civilians in Serbia during World War II.

Gabriella Skoda of the Budapest Chief Prosecutor's Office says 95-year-old Kepiro was questioned Tuesday about allegedly relaying orders as a Hungarian officer to soldiers who killed four civilians in Novi Sad, Serbia, in 1942. In all, some 1,200 Serb and Jewish civilians were killed by Hungarian forces who raided the region in the wake of the Nazi occupation of Yugoslavia.

In 1944, Kepiro was sentenced to 10 years in prison for his part in those atrocities, but the conviction was later annulled.

The Wiesenthal Center has accused him of playing an active role in the "mass murder of at least hundreds of civilians" there.

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Kyle Crockett

It's good to see that European countries can still confront that terrifying part of their history, and also to do something about it.

    Reply#1 - Tue Sep 15, 2009 11:16 PM EDT
    Rebecca Willcutts

    It's crazy that they are still questioning people about world war II, I guess in a sense that could be a good thing. Well I guess better now then never

      Reply#2 - Wed Sep 16, 2009 10:49 AM EDT
      guitarkid123

      Um, that was quite a while ago. I doubt he's still an active member of the Nazi Party. I'd leave him alone his torturous memories.

        Reply#3 - Wed Sep 16, 2009 11:01 PM EDT
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