War crimes inquiry runs into resistance

  • 1999-09-23
  • By Blake Lambert
RIGA - A Canadian investigator looking into war crimes in Latvia during the German occupation encountered some unexpected criticism at a press conference Sept. 15.Lynn Lovett, a Department of Justice lawyer working in the country's crimes against humanity and war crimes section, merely intended to release the details of her latest investigation in Latvia to reporters.Lovett spent two weeks interviewing seven people - who cannot be named because of a publication ban - as part of her investigation into a suspected war criminal whose identity is also protected.Canadian criminal law prevents a ...
 
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