Controversy in Austria over criticism of Nazi camp inmates
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Version 0 of 1. VIENNA — The senior party in Austria’s government coalition is suggesting that an official in its partner party be removed for indirectly backing an article describing some Nazi concentration camp inmates as a “scourge.” Social Democrat Hannes Jarolim was reacting Tuesday to a ruling by Gottfried Strasser of the Justice Ministry on a story published by the right-wing Aula magazine. The article describes some inmates of the Nazi’s Mauthausen camp as “criminals” and a “scourge” upon the region after they were liberated. Strasser said Monday there was no reason to appeal a decision to end an investigation into the article, since it did not contravene Austria’s anti-Nazi laws. Jarolim says Strasser’s reaction raises the question of whether he is the “right person” to rule on such issues. Copyright 2016 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. |