| ISRAEL OFFICE, 1 MENDELE STREET, JERUSALEM 92147, ISRAEL, Wiesenthal Center Urges Spanish Government to Launch Comprehensive Investigation of Entry and Current Residenceof Nazi War Criminals Jerusalem – The Simon Wiesenthal Center today revealed that it has officially asked the Spanishgovernment to launch a comprehensive investigation of the entry and current residence in Spain of individuals who committed genocide and/or crimes against humanity during World WarII. In a letter sent last week to Spanish ambassador to Israel Eudaldo Mirapeix, in the wake of the discovery in Spain ofthe most decorated Norwegian SS-veteran Fredrik Jensen, the Center’s chief Nazi-hunter Israel director Dr. Efraim Zuroff called upon the Spanish authorities to finally address this issueby undertaking a thorough inquiry that would reveal the scope of the problem and identify any Holocaust perpetrators who can still be prosecuted for their crimes. According to Zuroff: “Under the current circumstances, with time rapidly running out on the efforts to bring Holocaust perpetrators tojustice, I believe that it would be particularly important for the Spanish government to finally launch a comprehensive investigation of this issue. Such an undertaking would not onlyhelp identify individuals currently residing in Spain who might still be accountable for their crimes, but would also send powerful message that your country will no longer serve as ahaven for Holocaust perpetrators. Needless to say, the Wiesenthal Center stands ready to assist the government in carrying out such an investigation.” |
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