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West German Prosecutor Opposes Extension of Term for Nazi Trials

May 7, 1964
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Erwin Schule, the West German prosecutor heading Nazi was crimes investigations, said yesterday he was opposed to extending the West German statute of limitations covering such crimes.

Schule, who heads the Central Office for the Investigation of Nazi crimes, said a special law would be needed. Under the present law. Nazi crimes other than murder cannot be prosecuted after May 8, 1965, which will be the 20th anniversary of the capitulation of the Nazi regime in World War II. The law applies for 30 years for murder cases.

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