Nazi war criminal dies in Britain

angie999 · 07-11-2005, 11:03 AM

From the BBC today:
Nazi war criminal dies in Britain

The only man to have been convicted in Britain of Nazi war crimes has died in Norwich prison.

Anthony Sawoniuk, 84, was serving two life sentences after being found guilty of murdering 18 Jews in the UK's first war crimes trial.

The former British Rail ticket collector was found guilty in 1999 of crimes committed in his home town of Domachevo, Belarus.

He lost an appeal against his conviction in 2000.

Police said Sawoniuk was believed to have died of natural causes and his death was not being treated as suspicious.

Full story:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4413786.stm

This was written at the time of his conviction in 1999:
Sawoniuk - a hidden life exposed
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/309937.stm

Angie say:

Good riddance, Tony, you will not be missed by many!

Nick · 07-11-2005, 04:14 PM

It makes you think how many more war criminals like this beast were/ are living in the UK?

hope you dont rest in peace

nick

angie999 · 07-11-2005, 05:07 PM

If you are interested, Nick, I suggest you read Justice Delayed by David Cesarani (Phoenix, UK cover price £14.99), available from amazon uk.

Nick · 07-11-2005, 07:43 PM

i will have a look cheers

pusspuss · 07-11-2005, 10:00 PM

i hope he rots in hell! :-)

Kiwiwriter · 02-12-2005, 06:46 PM

They say only the good die young....so age 84 sounds about right.

Bombs Away · 25-03-2007, 06:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pusspuss

i hope he rots in hell! :-)

Here, here!

marcus69x · 25-03-2007, 06:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pusspuss

i hope he rots in hell! :-)

An eternity of being burned and whipped whilst being forced to do endless, monotonous and irrelevant labour. That's his punishment for his actions all those years ago.
What a silly boy.

They should have got rid of him years ago instead of wasting 'our' money by keeping him in prison.

07-11-2005, 11:03 AM	#1 (permalink)
angie999 Very Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: near Bristol, UK Posts: 1,559	Nazi war criminal dies in Britain From the BBC today: Nazi war criminal dies in Britain The only man to have been convicted in Britain of Nazi war crimes has died in Norwich prison. Anthony Sawoniuk, 84, was serving two life sentences after being found guilty of murdering 18 Jews in the UK's first war crimes trial. The former British Rail ticket collector was found guilty in 1999 of crimes committed in his home town of Domachevo, Belarus. He lost an appeal against his conviction in 2000. Police said Sawoniuk was believed to have died of natural causes and his death was not being treated as suspicious. Full story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4413786.stm This was written at the time of his conviction in 1999: Sawoniuk - a hidden life exposed http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/309937.stm Angie say: Good riddance, Tony, you will not be missed by many! __________________ Angie "History is lived forward but it is written in retrospect. We know the end before we consider the beginning and we can never wholly recapture what it was like to know the beginning only." C V Wedgewood

07-11-2005, 04:14 PM	#2 (permalink)
Nick Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Connecticut Posts: 123	It makes you think how many more war criminals like this beast were/ are living in the UK? hope you dont rest in peace nick __________________ Nick Racanelli

07-11-2005, 05:07 PM	#3 (permalink)
angie999 Very Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: near Bristol, UK Posts: 1,559	If you are interested, Nick, I suggest you read Justice Delayed by David Cesarani (Phoenix, UK cover price £14.99), available from amazon uk. __________________ Angie "History is lived forward but it is written in retrospect. We know the end before we consider the beginning and we can never wholly recapture what it was like to know the beginning only." C V Wedgewood

07-11-2005, 07:43 PM	#4 (permalink)
Nick Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Connecticut Posts: 123	i will have a look cheers __________________ Nick Racanelli

02-12-2005, 06:46 PM	#6 (permalink)
Kiwiwriter Very Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Newark, NJ, and Christchurch, NZ Posts: 2,443	No loss.... They say only the good die young....so age 84 sounds about right. __________________ "My intensity is intense." -- Roger Clemens "We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender." -- Winston Churchill. "I am not a hero. The heroes are all dead. I am a survivor." -- Sgt. William Guarnere, Easy Company, 506th Parachute Regiment, 101st Airborne Division. Check out my little contributions to World War II history at my web pages: World War II Plus 55 or http://davidhlippman.wildbillguarnere.com

07-11-2005, 10:00 PM	#5 (permalink)
pusspuss Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Derby UK Posts: 5	i hope he rots in hell! :-)

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