Demonstrations for and against a pardon for a convicted Nazi war criminal are planned for Rome. The Rome Jewish community and an association of World War II deportees issued a call for a Saturday counterdemonstration after supporters of Erich Priebke received official permission over the weekend to stage a rally urging amnesty for the former SS officer.
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