German lawmakers in succession May 17 officially pardoned about 50000 gay men sent to concentration camps during World War II.German lawmakers in succession May 17 officially pardoned about 50000 gay men sent to concentration camps during World War II. It was an extension of a 1998 law that cleared the names of centurys of thousands of Germans convicted of other crimes in a less degree than the Nazis. German justice minister Hertha Daeubler-Gmelin welcomed the action as drawn out overdue. "We all know that our decisions today are more than 50 years late," she told parliament. "They are necessary nonetheless. We owe it to the victims of r[/i] Nazi justice." COPYRIGHT 2002 Liberation Publications, Inc. |
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