Laszlo Csatary, Nazi-Era Suspect, May Be Tried By Slovakia
FRANCISCA RISATTI |
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia -- A Slovak court is mulling whether to ask Hungary to
extradite a 97-year-old suspected of abusing Jews and deporting
them during the Holocaust.
Laszlo Csatary was arrested in Hungary earlier this month and charged with "unlawful torture of human beings."
Slovak authorities are considering
whether to request his extradition because Csatary's alleged
crimes took place in Kosice, a former Hungarian city now
in Slovakia.
Justice Minister Tomas Borec said
Monday that a district court in Kosice has received a file
on Csatary and will decide whether to ask Hungary to extradite
him. It wasn't clear when it would make its decision.
Some Jewish leaders in Slovakia see
advantages for a trial in Slovakia because there are still
living witnesses in Kosice who could testify against him
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