[Marxism] Anger over day release for Nazi

[John Obrien <causecollector@xxxxxxx>]

Anger over day release for 
Nazihttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/6748357.stmJewish groups and Italian 
politicians have expressed anger at the decisionto grant day release to a 
convicted Nazi criminal under house arrest inRome.Erich Priebke, 93, is serving 
a life sentence for the murder of 335 peopleat the Ardeatine Caves outside 
Rome.The 1944 massacre was a reprisal ordered by Adolf Hitler after 
partisanskilled a patrol of 33 German soldiers.The judge's decision also 
outraged the capital's mayor who said the citywould never forget the 
massacre."At this time the city of Rome's solidarity goes out to all the 
victims ofthe Nazi-Fascist barbarity," Walter Veltroni said.Priebke was one of 
several officers present during the killing of over 300men and boys, 75 of whom 
were Jewish, at the caves south of Rome.He spent most of his life in Argentina 
before being extradited to Italy in1994, where he was allowed to serve his life 
sentence under house arrestdue to his age and health problems.'No mercy'He will 
now be allowed to leave his flat, lent to him by a lawyer whocampaigned for his 
freedom, during the day.The decision allows him to go to his lawyer's office 
"every day, freely"and also to "go out to satisfy, at nearby places and for the 
time strictlynecessary, the indispensable necessities of life".His lawyer, 
Paolo Giachini, said that since his arrest Priebke had beenwriting a book and 
would probably use the time to consult documents andcontinue research.The head 
of the Union of Italian Jewish Communities said the move wasanother concession 
to a man who did not deserve it."This is clearly another act of leniency 
towards a man who showed no mercyin killing 335 innocent civilians and has 
shown no remorse since," RenzoGattegna told the German news agency Deutsche 
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