Society. Rafles in Marseilles in 1943: Justice Recognizes a "Crime Against Humanity"
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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.
More than 80 years after the destruction of the Old Port and the deportation of hundreds of people, a historic decision has just been handed down by the French justice system A dynamic Marseille district
On Wednesday, French justice called "crime against humanity" the raids carried out in Marseilles in the district of the Old Port in January 1943, a recognition long claimed by survivors and their descendants.
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