Australia said it still could not legally deport a suspected Latvian war criminal to the Baltic nation. Justice Minister Amanda Vanstone made the comment after Latvia announced that it had issued an arrest warrant for Konrad Kalejs to face charges that he took part in the massacre of Latvian Jews during World War II.
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