“Nazis still free in Balkans”

Simon Wiesenthal Center Director Efraim Zuroff stated that the center is searching for a former Nazi from the time of the Independent State of Croatia (NDH).

Izvor: Politika

Friday, 04.12.2009.

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Simon Wiesenthal Center Director Efraim Zuroff stated that the center is searching for a former Nazi from the time of the Independent State of Croatia (NDH). “We are now checking if the person from Croatia has been sentenced for his crimes during Tito’s time. If so, we will not be able to try him again. If not, we will ask Zagreb to indict him. The person did not live in Latin America and I cannot tell you if it is a male or a female,” Zuroff told daily Politika. “Nazis still free in Balkans” In his opinion the debate about the number of victims in the Jasenovac Concentration Camp has to be finished, recommending that an expert international commission be established for getting access to all needed documents, archives, and historical material. “With the help of forensics, we would come up with an assessment regarding the real proportions of the executions in the Jasenovac Concentration Camp. If we want to determine the historical truth about the crimes during WWII, we cannot tolerate speculations about the number of victims. The difference between 50,000 and 700,000 is so unbelievable that it cannot be accredited to any historical fact,” he said. Zuroff added that ghosts of the past will not find peace as long as these numbers are being manipulated with. “As the time passes, it keeps getting harder to draw a conclusion about something as gruesome as the biggest concentration camp in the Balkans. Politics is mixing with justice and even history. The conclusion would have to be recognized by both Croatia and Serbia. Only then can the necessary healing process begin,” Zuroff concluded.

“Nazis still free in Balkans”

In his opinion the debate about the number of victims in the Jasenovac Concentration Camp has to be finished, recommending that an expert international commission be established for getting access to all needed documents, archives, and historical material.

“With the help of forensics, we would come up with an assessment regarding the real proportions of the executions in the Jasenovac Concentration Camp. If we want to determine the historical truth about the crimes during WWII, we cannot tolerate speculations about the number of victims. The difference between 50,000 and 700,000 is so unbelievable that it cannot be accredited to any historical fact,” he said.

Zuroff added that ghosts of the past will not find peace as long as these numbers are being manipulated with.

“As the time passes, it keeps getting harder to draw a conclusion about something as gruesome as the biggest concentration camp in the Balkans. Politics is mixing with justice and even history. The conclusion would have to be recognized by both Croatia and Serbia. Only then can the necessary healing process begin,” Zuroff concluded.

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