The Constituent Assembly of Baden-Wuerttemberg has almost unanimously adopted a law which closes all remaining denazification courts as of October 31, and bars all new denazification proceedings after the current month.
Most of those convicted by denazification courts will have their penalties remitted, either automatically or through a special “pardon board.” Almost all the professional restrictions imposed upon top Nazis — including the prohibition against working as an editor — will be rescinded.
The Hamburg legislature has also adopted a law which bans further denazification trials and remits all fines not yet paid. If other penalties or professional restrictions were imposed in the past, they can be quashed upon application, the law provides.
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