Court Allows Extradition of Nazi Suspect to Latvia
From Times Wire Reports
An Australian court ruled today that suspected Nazi war criminal Konrad Kalejs should be extradited to Latvia, where he is wanted on charges of war crimes and genocide.
The charges against Kalejs, 87, relate to his role as a commander at the Salaspils labor camp near Riga in 1942-43 during World War II.
Magistrate Lisa Hannan ordered Kalejs, who had been held on bail at a home for the elderly, to be held in prison to await a surrender warrant.
Defense lawyers said they would appeal.
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