Austria frees 'murder pits guard'

[dipsydoodle]

Source: BBC News

A former SS man alleged to have taken part in the extermination of 8,000 Jews in one day has been freed by Austria, a day after being extradited from the US.

The Austrian justice ministry said the former guard, 83-year-old Josias Kumpf, could not be put on trial because the statute of limitations had expired.

The US says he acted in the killing and burial in pits of Jewish interns at the Trawniki camp in Nazi-occupied Poland.

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Austrian justice ministry spokeswoman Katharina Swoboda said Vienna had warned the US that Mr Kumpf would not be prosecuted in Austria because the statute of limitations relating to his crimes had expired in 1965.




Read more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7955988.stm

[varkam]

1. Austria has a statute of limitations on murder?

Who knew?

[dipsydoodle]

5. Who knew ?

The USA according to the article.

[varkam]

9. It was meant to be rhetorical. eom

[dipsydoodle]

11. Oh

:)

[rockymountaindem]

2. I hope it's still not too late for him to get his n/t

[wickerwoman]

3. I suspect (and hope) life in prison will be looking pretty good

when the Israeli secret service catches up with him.

[rockymountaindem]

4. Now is probably not a good time for Israel to carry out any Eichman-style ops

Their image in Europe is already pretty damn low, unfortunately.

[Joe Chi Minh]

10. Except that that would improve their image, as it did with Eichmann's capture

and execution.

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[Flagg]

7. Israel isn't above international law

oh, wait... nevermind.

[Taverner]

8. The Moussad will take care of this

They always do

One of the few good things they do...

[Warren Stupidity]

12. "The Moussad will take care of this"

Is that the Mickey Moussad or some other branch?