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| By: Associated Press |
| Published: September 12, 2006 |
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An 84-year-old Hungarian immigrant accused of torturing and murdering a Jewish teenager during World War II will face an extradition hearing later this month, an Australian federal court ruled Tuesday.
Charles Zentai has been under investigation by Hungary's Foreign Ministry since December 2004 on suspicion of murdering Peter Balazs, 18, on Nov. 8, 1944, for failing to wear a yellow star identifying him as a Jew.
The Los Angeles-based Simon Wiesenthal Center alleges that Zentai tortured and beat Balazs to death in a Budapest army barracks. Zentai, who emigrated to Australia in 1950 and became an Australian citizen soon after, has denied the claim.
Zentai was to face an extradition hearing before the Perth Magistrates Court in February, but the proceedings were delayed when his lawyers challenged the court's authority to hear the case.
The Federal Court on Tuesday dismissed the challenge, and ordered Zentai to face an extradition hearing on Sept. 22. |
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