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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