HC Deb 13 March 1946 vol 420 c231W
127. Major Beamish

asked the Secretary of State for War how many Italians have so far been tried as war criminals; where these trials have taken place; how many remain to be tried; and by when it is estimated that the last of such criminals will have stood trial.

Mr. Bellenger

Eight Italians have so far been tried as war criminals; five were tried in Bologna, one in Bari, and two in Naples. The number of alleged war criminals against whom cases have been prepared is 220. Seventy-five of these are now in custody, and all possible efforts are being made to apprehend the remaining 145. Until this has been done it is not possible to say when the last of such criminals will have stood trial.