Society. Rafles in Marseilles in 1943: Justice Recognizes a "Crime Against Humanity"
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FRANCE has officially declared the 1943 Marseille raid, in which 20,000 people were expelled, a crime against humanity.
Justice has called "crimes against humanity" the raids carried out in Marseilles in January 1943. The facts are "relatively unknown to our fellow citizens (...) while we are faced with a raid of an absolutely colossal scale", explained the national anti-terrorist prosecutor. "This recognition of crimes against humanity, it has a value of moral reparation", the lawyer reacted to the origin of the investigations. - "A value of moral reparation": j…
The investigations by the Central Office for the Prevention of Crimes against Humanity (OCLCH) began in 2019, following a lawsuit by a lawyer on behalf of 19 survivors or their descendants.
There is no doubt about the classification of the actions, according to the competent anti-terrorist prosecutor's office. However, still living responsible persons could not be identified.
In January 1943, the working-class district of Saint-Jean was dynamited by the Nazis and the French police, 15,000 people were deported. Justice announces the end of the investigation launched by a complaint from several survivors. Interview with the lawyer Pascal Luongo, at the origin of the recognition of this crime against humanity.
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