Nazi-era war criminal Maurice Papon could soon be returned to a French prison. Papon, a senior Vichy official sentenced to 10 years in jail for his role in the deportation of more than 1,500 Jews in wartime France, has been ordered to undergo a medical re-examination later this month, his lawyer confirmed Sunday.
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