Latvia is planning to sign an extradition treaty with Australia that will allow for the return of a suspected Nazi war criminal. Konrad Kalejs, who has been accused of aiding in the Nazi slaughter of Jews, holds Australian citizenship and has already been deported from the United States and Canada over the charges.
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