By

Goldie G. Tobin

Opinion

Operation Last Chance II

December 15, 2011 04:56

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/12/14/simon-wiesenthal-center-nazi-hu...

BERLIN — The Simon Wiesenthal Center on Wednesday launched an 11th-hour drive to find and prosecute Nazi war criminals while they are still alive, saying a new legal precedent in Germany could make it possible to bring dozens of suspects to trial.

Efraim Zuroff, the center's top Nazi-hunter, told reporters in Berlin that "Operation Last Chance II" would provide up to euro25,000 ($32,900) in reward money for information that leads to the investigation and prosecution of war criminals.

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