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László Csatáry

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László Csizsik-Csatáry (born 1914 or 1915)[1] is a Nazi war criminal, convicted in absentia. In 2012, his name was added to the Simon Wiesenthal Center's list of most wanted Nazi war criminals.[2]

In 1944, Csizsik-Csatáry was the Royal Hungarian Police[3] commander in the city of Kassa in Hungary (now Košice in Slovakia). In charge of a Jewish ghetto, he helped organize the deportation of approximately 15,700 Jews to Auschwitz.[2][4] He is also accused of having inhumanely exercised his authority in a forced labour camp.[3] He was convicted in absentia for war crimes in Czechoslovakia in 1948 and sentenced to death. He fled to Canada in 1949 claiming to be a Yugoslav national and settled in Montreal where he became an art dealer. He became a citizen in 1955.[1][5] In 1997, his Canadian citizenship was revoked by the federal Cabinet for lying on his citizenship application.[3][6] He fled the country two months later.

In 2012 Csizsik-Csatáry was located in Budapest, Hungary, based on a tip received by the Simon Wiesenthal Center in September 2011.[7][8][9] His address was exposed by reporters from the Sun in July 2012.[8][9][10] He was reportedly taken into custody on 18 July 2012 by the Hungarian authorities for questioning.[11]

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References

  1. ^ a b Vienneau, David (1 November 1996). "Ottawa launches court bid to deport 2 new alleged Nazis". Toronto Star. Retrieved 5 May 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Three new names on Wiesenthal Center's most-wanted Nazi list have Canadian links". The Times of Israel. 22 April 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2012.
  3. ^ a b c Singer, David (1988). American Jewish Year Book 1998. American Jewish Committee. p. 199. ISBN 0874951135.
  4. ^ SWC Annual Status Report on the Worldwide Investigation and Prosecution of Nazi War Criminals (PDF). Simon Wiesenthal Centre. 2012.
  5. ^ Macivor, Carol (9 October 1997). "Hungary: Alleged Nazi Collaborator Leaves Canada". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Retrieved 5 May 2012.
  6. ^ "FEDERAL GOVERNMENT NAMES NEW ALLEGED NAZI WAR CRIMINALS". B'nai Brith Canada (press release). 31 October 1996. Retrieved 5 May 2012.
  7. ^ Zuroff, Efraim (2012). "Epilogue to Finnish edition". Operaatio viimeinen mahdollisuus (in Finnish). Helsinki: Finnish Anti-Fascist Committee. p. 268. ISBN 9789525412550. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  8. ^ a b Ashley Hayes (16 July 2012). "Officials: Alleged Nazi war criminal found in Hungary". CNN.
  9. ^ a b Arne Lichtenberg (16.07.2012). "'Nazi' tracked down in Budapest". Deutsche Welle. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  10. ^ "The Sun finds Nazi who sent 15,700 to die". The Sun. 15 July 2012. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
  11. ^ "Laszlo Csatary detained". BBC News Europe. Retrieved 18 July 2012.

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