A list with some 900 names of alleged WWII war criminals has been secret since 1986
The Canadian archives have been advised against releasing the names of alleged Nazi war criminals residing in the country, for fear it might help “Russian propaganda” against Ukraine.
The Library and Archives Canada (LAC) has received multiple requests to declassify the list with around 900 names, compiled by a 1986 war crimes commission. After consulting with “multiple stakeholders,” it has decided to hold off on its publication.
A LAC report on these consultations said that many of the stakeholders were worried about the implications “of associating Ukrainian names with Nazis,” saying that this would validate Russia’s claims about its military operation in Ukraine, according to the Globe and Mail. The newspaper is one of the organizations that filed a request to have the names released.
Russia could use the list to “further these allegations or…