Klaas Carel Faber
Klaas Carel Faber | |
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Born | 20 January 1922 Haarlem, Netherlands |
Died | 24 May 2012 Ingolstadt, Germany | (aged 90)
Allegiance | |
Service/ | Sicherheitsdienst |
Years of service | 1940–1945 |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Klaas Carel Faber (20 January 1922 – 24 May 2012) was a convicted
Second World War
Faber was born in
In May 1943, he became a German citizen with the passing of the Erlaß über den Erwerb der deutschen Staatsangehörigkeit durch Einstellung in die deutsche Wehrmacht, die Waffen-SS, die deutsche Polizei oder die Organisation Todt vom 11. Mai 1943 (
Post-war
After the war, Faber was tried by a Dutch court and sentenced to death by
Extradition requests
In 1957, a German court in Düsseldorf dismissed charges against him for lack of evidence, claiming the Dutch authorities would not share evidence.[5][13] Two extradition requests were made by the Dutch in 1954 and 2004 to have Faber returned to complete his sentence. Both requests were denied by the German authorities,[10] the second with reference to the 1957 decision of lack of evidence.[13] When new evidence was presented to a Munich court in 2006, the cases were viewed as manslaughter as opposed to murder, and thus outside the statute of limitations. A new arrest warrant from Dutch authorities was required to reopen the case,[13] which was issued in part because of the attention brought to the case by Dutch journalist Arnold Karskens , who in 2003 had found Faber's residence.[3] Calls for his extradition were frequent, including at the 2007 commemoration of the first transport that left Westerbork for the destruction camps.[14]
In April 2009 Faber was listed by the
In November 2010, the Netherlands issued a European Arrest Warrant for Faber, the first the country ever issued for a war criminal.[18] The application questioned the legality of Faber's German citizenship given because of his membership in the SS.[5][10] A Justice official from Bavarian justice stated that the request would be considered, "but as far as I know, there is nothing new".[10]
In January 2012 the German Justice department requested the judiciary in Ingolstadt, after pressure from the Dutch government, to execute the life sentence of the war criminal.
Death
Faber died on 24 May 2012 from kidney failure in Ingolstadt.[7]
See also
- Dutch collaboration
- Dutch resistance
Notes
- ^ "Klaas Faber: de laatste Nedernazi is dood". De Nieuwe Pers. 26 May 2012. Archived from the original on 29 May 2012. Retrieved 26 May 2012.
- ^ a b c d "OM vraagt uitlevering nazi Faber". NRC Handelsblad. 25 November 2010. Archived from the original on 28 December 2010. Retrieved 29 December 2010.
- ^ a b c d "Oorlogsmisdadiger Klaas Faber (90) overleden". Haarlems Dagblad. 27 May 2012. Archived from the original on 20 June 2015. Retrieved 19 June 2012.
- ^ a b "Klaas-Carel Faber bij meest gezochte nazi-handlangers" (in Dutch). De Pers. 20 April 2009. Archived from the original on 24 April 2009. Retrieved 11 July 2007.
- ^ a b c Nicolas Delaunay (25 November 2010). "Dutch issue warrant for Nazi war criminal living in Germany". Global TV. Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 28 December 2010.
- ^ Toby Stirling (26 November 2010). "Dutch issue European warrant in new bid to bring Nazi to justice". The Scotsman. Retrieved 29 December 2010.
- ^ a b "Nazi war criminal Klaas Carel Faber dies in Germany". BBC Online. 26 May 2012. Retrieved 19 June 2012.
- ^ a b van der Ley, Eddy (12 November 2007). "Kans op vervolging Faber 'niet uitgesloten'" (in Dutch). Algemeen Dagblad. Retrieved 12 July 2007.
- ^ a b "Duitsers willen vervolging Nederlandse nazi" (in Dutch). De Telegraaf. 9 July 2009. Retrieved 10 July 2007.
- ^ a b c d e f g Derek Scally (26 November 2010). "Dutch seeks extradition of former SS volunteer sentenced to death". The Irish Times. Retrieved 28 December 2010.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-19-929131-1.
- ^ "Nazibeul kan toch nog worden vervolgd" (in Dutch). Algemeen Dagblad. 7 November 2007. Retrieved 7 November 2007.
- ^ a b c "Netherlands issue arrest warrant for Nazi criminal living in Germany". Deutsche Welle. 25 November 2010. Retrieved 28 December 2010.
- ^ "Ruim vijfhonderd mensen bij herdenking Westerbork". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). 15 July 2007. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
- ^ "Oorlogsmisdadiger Klaas-Carel Faber op Wiesenthallijst" (in Dutch). RTV Noord. 21 April 2009. Retrieved 11 July 2007.[dead link]
- ^ "Nazi executioner protected from jail by Germany". The Daily Telegraph. 5 July 2010. Archived from the original on 8 July 2010.
- ^ "Weigering inzage oorlogsmisdadiger Faber". Haarlems Dagblad (in Dutch). 27 April 2012. Archived from the original on 25 February 2015. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
- ^ "Netherlands calls for arrest of Nazi war criminal Faber". BBC Online. 25 November 2012. Retrieved 19 June 2012.
- ^ "Faber misschien toch achter de tralies". Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (in Dutch). 17 January 2012. Retrieved 19 June 2012.
- ^ "Oorlogsmisdadiger Faber (89) wellicht toch de cel in". de Volkskrant (in Dutch). 17 January 2012. Retrieved 19 June 2012.
- ^ "Sher gut dass der Bundespräsident heute nach Holland kommt ('Very good that the federatiev prisident comes to Holland today')". Deutschlandfunk (in German). 5 May 2012. Retrieved 2 January 2023.