Global Nazi investigations rise for a second year

Gerald · 01-13-11, 06:36 AM

The number of ongoing investigations into Nazi war criminals increased last year, says a report by the Simon Wiesenthal Center (SWC).From April 2009 to March 2010 there were 852 investigations being conducted worldwide, compared with 706 during the same period in 2008/09.The SWC also awarded Germany an A-grade for its efforts to prosecute ex-Nazis.

This is the first time its top grade has been given to any country other than the United States.The period 2009/10 is the second consecutive year that the number of investigations into suspected Nazis has risen - there were 608 in 2007/08.According to Efraim Zuroff, head of the SWC's Jerusalem branch which investigates suspected WWII Nazi criminals, two cases were under investigation in Britain during 2009-10, but Scotland Yard has not yet confirmed this.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-12170461

Note: 13 January 2011 Last updated at 06:04 GMT

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Gerald SUBSIM Newsman Join Date: May 2008 Location: Close to sea Posts: 24,254 Downloads: 553 Uploads: 0	Global Nazi investigations rise for a second year The number of ongoing investigations into Nazi war criminals increased last year, says a report by the Simon Wiesenthal Center (SWC).From April 2009 to March 2010 there were 852 investigations being conducted worldwide, compared with 706 during the same period in 2008/09.The SWC also awarded Germany an A-grade for its efforts to prosecute ex-Nazis. This is the first time its top grade has been given to any country other than the United States.The period 2009/10 is the second consecutive year that the number of investigations into suspected Nazis has risen - there were 608 in 2007/08.According to Efraim Zuroff, head of the SWC's Jerusalem branch which investigates suspected WWII Nazi criminals, two cases were under investigation in Britain during 2009-10, but Scotland Yard has not yet confirmed this. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-12170461 Note: 13 January 2011 Last updated at 06:04 GMT __________________ Nothing in life is to be feard,it is only to be understood. Marie Curie