LemmyCaution
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Mr Moore forgot to mention what became of defendant Werner Braune, so I will help him out: Braune received a death sentence for his guilt in the Einsatzgruppen murders. He was executed, by hanging, 7 June 1951. Like Ott, Braune filed a clemency petition - in which he admitted his murders but argued that the court had ignored his inner moral objections to them (the court hadn't - it had found he made no effort to evade the orders). Lying through his teeth, Braune also claimed that evading a Hitler order would have brought certain death. The defendants' individual circumstances differing, High Commissioner McCloy denied Braune's petition, and Braune was hanged for mass murder.
And remember Ott's parole had not to do with the facts of the case and the judgment of his guilt. Is this what you meant to point out, Mr Moore?
And remember Ott's parole had not to do with the facts of the case and the judgment of his guilt. Is this what you meant to point out, Mr Moore?
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