Canada Must Bring to Justice Nazi SS Veteran Who Spoke in Country's Parliament - Kremlin
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Canadian government must bring to justice or extradite Ukrainian Nazi SS veteran Yaroslav Hunka, who has been given a standing ovation by the Canadian parliament last week, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Wednesday.
"We have heard statements from Poland that they also plan to initiate the legal persecution of the Nazi [Hunka]. There is obviously no statute of limitations possible for such crimes. In this regard we, of course, believe that the Canadian government must bring [him] to justice and transfer [him] to those who will bring him to justice," Peskov told reporters.
On September 22, Hunka, a 98-year-old Ukrainian Nazi veteran, received a standing ovation from the Canadian legislature. Hunka's recognition came as House of Commons Speaker Anthony Rota gave introductory remarks prior to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's address to the Canadian parliament.
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“Barb Bonenfant, who lives in North Bay, Ont., told CBC News that Hunka’s daughter-in-law sent her a message on Sunday after the public backlash began.
‘She said that her family was shocked at what happened’, said Bonenfant. ‘If her and her husband would have had any idea what was going to happen, they would have never brought this 98-year-old man to Ottawa’.”
While PM Trudeau makes his usual deflection and Anthony Rota took the fall by resigning to his House Speakership, it is unclear what political ramifications, if any, will arise from the scandal.
But one thing is certain: for the Hunka family, everything changed.
In little North Bay, Ontario, shock waves from the political controversy are being felt ever increasingly.
“‘The family is in hiding here in North Bay’, Bonenfant said. ‘I’m sure [they’re] afraid to show their faces’.
