The Polish government wants to extradite a 98-year-old man living in Minnesota that it believes is a former commander of an SS-led unit during World War II responsible for the death of civilians and destruction of Polish villages.
The man, identified by the Associated Press as Michael Karkoc, led the Ukrainian Self Defense legion during World War II, a unit spearheaded by the Nazis, the Associated Press reported. If convicted, he could face life in prison.
“All the pieces of evidence interwoven together allow us to say the person who lives in the U.S. is Michael K., who commanded the Ukrainian Self …read more
Source: Time
