Dismissed Prefect Puts Blame on Military Commander (Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
The leaders of the Jewish community of Clausenburg were requested to sign a document exonerating the police officials from their guilt in failing to prevent or suppress the anti-Jewish excesses in Clausenburg.
The leaders were invited to the prefecture today to sign a statement testifying to the innocence of the former prefect Burescu and other officials who were dismissed.
The Jewish leaders declined to sign such a statement.
The suspended officials appealed to the Ministry of the Interior asking for rehabilitation. In their appeal the argument is made that the guilt lies not with them but with Col. Statescu of the gendarmerie and the military command who could easily have suppressed the excesses.
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