Jews protest against work permit for former Nazi captain

18 Jun, 2007 23:04 / Updated 17 years ago

A convicted Nazi war criminal was greeted by about 100 enraged Italian Jews when he arrived for his first day of work at a new job in Rome. A military tribunal recently gave former SS captain Erich Priebke permission to work at the offices of his lawyer.

Erich Priebke is serving a life sentence under house arrest for health reasons. The demonstrators picketed the office, some of them shouting “Murderer!” Italy’s Defence Minister has asked the military prosecutor for an explanation.