The Simon Wiesenthal
Center today called upon the Hungarian and Australian authorities
to expedite the investigation of Charles Zentai, a suspected
Hungarian Nazi war criminal currently living in Perth who
is alleged to have murdered at least one Jew in Budapest
in 1944 and whose crimes became known to the Center in the
framework of its “Operation: Last Chance” launched
this past July in Hungary.
In a statement issued in Jerusalem by the Center’s
chief Nazi-hunter Dr. Efraim Zuroff, who coordinates “Operation:
Last Chance,” the Wiesenthal Center urged both the
Hungarian and Australian judicial authorities to give the
investigation of Zentai a high priority in order to facilitate
the possibility of achieving justice despite the passage
of time since the crime was committed.
According to Zuroff:
“The Wiesenthal Center received extensive documentation
regarding Zentai’s alleged crimes in the framework
of “Operation: Last Chance,” and has already
submitted those documents to the Hungarian and Australian
governments. The fact that a murder took place long ago does
not excuse the murderer and we strongly believe that justice
can still be achieved in this case. It is therefore extremely
important that both governments cooperate to expedite this
investigation and thereby facilitate the prosecution of those
responsible for such crimes.”
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