The European Union is expected to pressure Germany for refusing to extradite
an alleged Nazi war criminal.
Denmark issued an arrest warrant for Soren Kam, a former SS member who is about
85 years old and living in Kempten, Germany. He allegedly
was involved in the deportation of Danish Jews to concentration
camps.
Franco Frattini, the E.U.'s
European Commission vice president, reportedly plans
to ask German Justice Minister Brigitte Zypries about
the matter during this week's council meeting.
Kam is No. 8 on the Simon
Wiesenthal Center's list of 10 most wanted Nazi war criminals.
Danish Justice Minister Lene
Espersen reportedly said Kam may have used a stolen population
register to identify 500 Danish Jews for deportation.
He also allegedly was involved in the 1943 murder of
anti-Nazi Danish newspaper editor Carl Henrik Clemmensen.
In February, the Wiesenthal
Center criticized the Munich court's refusal to hand
over Kam. The appellate court explained that it rejected
an extradition request from Denmark's Justice Ministry
because it did not have enough evidence in the case.
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