§ Mr. H. Fraserasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs why Helmut Ahlborn, sentenced to death in 1948 for being implicated in the killing of fugitives from a concentration camp, was recently freed from the British prison at Werl.
§ Mr. NuttingHelmut Ahlborn was tried in 1948 by the High Court at Celle. The death sentence was not upheld by the confirming authority, and it was commuted to 15 years' imprisonment. This case was reviewed in January, 1951, and the sentence was further reduced to one of 10 years' imprisonment, as an act of clemency.
Ahlborn was released on 6th October on expiry of his sentence, remission for good conduct and pre-trial custody having been taken into account.