Israel protects genocide suspect

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July 09, 2005


By Ian Mackinnon
Polish efforts blocked to extradite a Jew accused of crimes against humanity



ISRAEL has refused a Polish request for the extradition of an elderly Jewish man accused of “crimes against humanity” for the deaths of hundreds of Germans in a communist-run detention camp after the war.

Polish-born Solomon Morel, 86, fled to Israel in 1994 after his alleged role in the killings of 1,580 Germans was exposed by a Canadian author who traced survivors of the camp.

But Israel’s Justice Ministry has told Polish prosecutors there was “no basis whatsoever” to extradite Mr Morel. Israel and Poland have no extradition treaty. Israel refused an earlier request in 1998 on the ground that the statute of limitations had expired.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,251-1686479,00.html

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1. Excuse for not extraditing

Ewa Koj, the Polish prosecutor, quoted from the Israeli Justice Ministry’s rejection letter: “There appears to be no basis to charge Mr Morel with crimes of ‘ genocide’. If anything, Mr Morel and his family were victims of crimes of genocide committed by the Nazis and Polish collaborators." Read the article

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2. Silly Poles, war crimes are for goyims! n/t

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