The Belgian Chamber of Deputies this weekend adopted a new law which extends by 10 years the statute of limitations for death sentences imposed for crimes during the Second World War against the security of the state which were handed down by Belgian courts but not yet executed because the criminals have not been extradited from various countries.
The decision by the Chamber, which was approved by a vote of 148 to five with four abstentions, followed a sharp debate during which strong opposition to the measure was voiced by partisans of Leon Degrelle, the number one Belgian war criminal who has been living in Spain since the end of the war.
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