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Old 05-22-09, 05:10 AM   #6
Highbury
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IMO it is good that they are putting him on trial. I found it rather amusing though that on two different websites they had these very conflicting quotes lol

Quote:
"All the living Nazi war criminals should know that there can be no mercy for them, regardless of their age," Knobloch said in a statement.

"They must be held accountable for their inhumane actions. Because there is no statute of limitations for crimes against humanity."
Source: http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/05/12/...juk/index.html

and:
Quote:
Ironically, a few years ago, Germany passed a law setting a time limitation on the prosecution of German war criminals. Thus Germans, who were primarily the ones responsible for the death camps, cannot be prosecuted, but individuals from other countries, like Demjanjuk, can!
Source: http://www.kyivpost.com/opinion/op_ed/41895

Those are both just people's opinions... but is it true that law was passed in Germany?
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