Nazi War Criminals: Academic Article

Vladimir Katriuk Dept: But a prominent Jewish human-rights organization insists there s much more to the cordial 91-year-old beekeeper whom they allege is of the world s most-wanted Nazi war criminals, according to The Star. An academic article alleged that, in 1943, a man with his name lay in wait outside a barn that had been set ablaze, operating a stationary machine gun and firing on civilians as they tried to escape. The same article said the man took a watch, bracelet and gun from the body of a woman found nearby and oRMSTOWN, QUE. Propped up by a shovel that acts as his cane, Vladimir Katriuk putters about his wooded lot in rural Quebec, caring for his bees and appearing to have few worries other than this season s honey yield. The Simon Wiesenthal Center recently ranked Katriuk No. 4 on its Top 10 list of suspected former Nazis, after a new study alleged he was a key participant in a village massacre during World War II. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.