A Latvian prosecutor will face disciplinary action for obstructing a program aimed at catching World War II-era criminals. The prosecutor in question pressed a citizen to sign an affidavit indicating she had no information regarding a potential criminal, even though she had submitted evidence to the Simon Wiesenthal Center as part of its Operation Last Chance program.
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