A displaced Jew who is to go on trial next week before a military court on charges of assaulting an officer is being railroaded because certain American military officials are attempting to suppress details of the beating by U.S. constabulary troops of at least eight Jewish DP’s, it was charged today.
The accused man, Herman Plachczinsky, of the Landsberg camp, was himself badly beaten by the constabulary following his arrest several weeks ago for questioning.
Meanwhile, seven other Jewish DP’s, including two women, have filed affidavits with UNRRA and Jewish authorities charging that they were mistreated by constabulary troops during questioning in connection with the murder of a German women and child.
They said that they were arrested on Dec. 15 and held for varying periods during which they were forced to submit to constant questioning while standing at attention at all times. They allege that they were beaten by the soldiers who used their fists and wooden rulers and were cursed at in the presence of German police.
Constabulary officials who were questioned concerning the charges, said that they had no comment at present.
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