Justice Minister Jean Chretien said today that the Canadian government would accept requests for the extradition of Nazi war criminals but would not put such persons on trial in Canada.
“We’d be delighted to oblige an extradiction request,” he told the Parliamentary Justice Committee. “But I don’t intend to introduce legislation for crimes committed 35 years ago in other nations,” Chretien said. He added that a few cases are under discussion by his department, but would not elaborate.
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