Former Canadian Justice Minister Irwin Cotler: An important question that has been missed. How did a veteran of the SS Galicia division] end up in Canada in the first place and he was not prosecuted?
Former Canadian Justice Minister Irwin Cotler: An important question that has been missed. How did a veteran of the SS Galicia division] end up in Canada in the first place and he was not prosecuted?
What should he be prosecuted for exactly? This very article says that membership in the division, which was separate from the rest of the SS, was not in itself a war crime. I’ve not heard anybody claim that this guy in particular committed any crimes.
I do agree the results of the commission should be made public, and if that reveals crimes that weren’t prosecuted then we should do so.
By David Pugliese Over the years some Ukrainian Canadians have staunchly defended the 14th SS Division Galicia. They have falsely claimed that Ukrainians who served in the division were conscripted, when in reality 80,000 volunteered and 13,000 were selected. Other apologists argue that the divisio