Nazi War Crimes Suspect Arrives Back in Australia
A Nazi war crimes suspect, thrown out of several countries on suspicion of participating in mass killings, arrived Friday in his adopted home country, Australia.
Konrad Kalejs arrived in Melbourne on a Singapore Airlines flight. At the airport, dozens of Jewish students gathered to protest what they said was the government’s failure to do more to investigate the allegations against him.
“We’re here to prove that he’s not welcome here,” said one protester.
Kalejs was helped through customs by airport officials, a spokeswoman said.
Latvian-born Kalejs, 86, migrated to Australia after World War II and became a citizen in 1957. He had been living in Britain but left Thursday after authorities launched proceedings to deport him for alleged wartime atrocities.
He is accused of belonging to the Arajs Kommando squad responsible for the deaths of 30,000 people, mostly Jews, in Latvia during World War II. He has denied the allegations.
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