Wiesenthal Center official acquitted of libel |
BUDAPEST, Hungary -- A court in Hungary has acquitted the
head of the Simon Wiesenthal Center Jerusalem office of
libel in a case filed against him by a former Hungarian
police officer recently indicted for war crimes.
Judge Viktor Vadasz of the Pest Central District Court said Tuesday that Wiesenthal
Center head Efraim Zuroff had denounced Sandor
Kepiro as a war criminal not to embarrass him
but to pressure Hungarian authorities into investigating
the case.
Kepiro, 97-years old, has admitted to leading a Hungarian patrol which took part
in a raid on the northern Serbian town of Novi
Sad in January 1942. The raid left more than
1,200 civilians dead.
According to prosecutors, unidentified members of the patrol killed four people
during the raid. Kepiro, whose trial is set
to start on Thursday, denies the charges.
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