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Article: French court rules man must face war crimes trial Ex-Vichy official accused of sending Jews to death camps in World War II

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January 24, 1997
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France's highest court rejected a final appeal Thursday and ordered former Vichy official Maurice Papon to stand trial for deporting Jews to death camps during World War II.

The ruling against Papon, 86, clears the way for a trial that could begin as early as this fall. He is the last living Frenchman facing trial for war crimes and would be the highest-ranking official of the government of Nazi-occupied France to be tried for such crimes.

In accordance with French legal procedure, Papon will remain free until the day before the trial. Jewish groups have asked that he be placed under house arrest and his passport confiscated to prevent him from fleeing. Papon is charged with ordering the ...

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