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The Honouring of a Ukranian Nazi

Anthony Rota brought a Nazi into parliament, and encouraged a standing ovation.

Perhaps some few will likely go to bat for the former Nazi soldier, Yaroslav Hunka, using the same old tired arguments: it was such a long time ago; he couldn't have known what was happening; he was just following orders; and so on.

He's well-within his own lifetime still. He hasn't died. Many of his victim's died back then but some survived, and likely to this day, they haven't been made full for reparations for the loss of life and property of their antecendents. Furthermore, crimes against humanity never expire.

He was a former SS volunteer. The absolute scummiest of scum. He was a snitch and likely thug for Himmler's gangs, which were under the direct rule of Hitler, which by 1941-42 had disposed of all pretext and were fully into their systemic murder operations in Ukraine. The simplest rule for intent would've been, what did he know and when did he know it? By 1941, there would have only been few Ukranians who weren't witness to the clearings of the cities and towns and the prosecutions of hunting squads into the countryside for the summary execution Jewish people on the spot. And by virtue of being SS, he would've been in the absolute forefront of what was happening. And he volunteered for that.

And whether he was following orders, under Canadian and United Nations law, that doesn't matter a whit. If he was cognizant it was a crime, then he is viable for criminal investigation and likely conviction. By virtue of admitting being an SS volunteer, he would almost be immediately guilty of participating in crimes against humanity under Article III (e): Complicity in genocide. That is how seriously Crimes Against Humanity are treated. They leave little room for prosecution and are clear-cut in how they are applied.

However, Canada is unlikely to prosecute Hunka, for the excuses listed above: he's so old, and these crimes were such a long time ago. More than likely, they're afraid of angering the Ukranian voting bloc. As well, this would open Canada up to viable accusations of protecting its own genocide from prosecution: Indian Residential Schools.

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