HC Deb 26 November 1947 vol 444 c290W
95. Mr. Stokes

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he is aware that persons detained for suspected war crimes at Hamburg Fishbeck are liable to be returned to the country of origin of the person against whom the offence was committed; and how he reconciles this practice with the accepted ruling that war criminals are to be tried in the countries where the crimes were committed.

Mr. Mayhew

No. It is the practice for war criminals to be tried in the countries where the crimes were committed.

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