{{Hungarian prosecutors say they have indicted a 98-year-old former police officer for abusing Jews and assisting in their deportation to Nazi death camps during World War II.}}<\/p>\n
Laszlo Csatary, who has denied the charges, was first detained by Hungarian authorities in July 2012 after his case was made public by the Simon Wiesenthal Center, a Jewish organization active in hunting down Nazis who have yet to be brought to justice.<\/p>\n
Tuesday’s indictment by the Budapest Investigative Prosecutors’ Office says Csatary was the chief of an internment camp for Jews in Kosice \u2014 a Slovak city then part of Hungary \u2014 in 1944, and that he beat them with his bare hands and a dog whip.<\/p>\n
Prosecution spokeswoman Bettina Bagoly said Tuesday that Csatary’s trial is expected start within three months.<\/p>\n
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