Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu has taken steps to extradite Yaroslav Hunka, a member of the SS Galizien honored in Canada.
Shoigu instructed investigators from Russia and Belarus to jointly prepare a formal request to Canadian authorities and Interpol for the extradition of the Ukrainian Nazi “for the purpose of conducting a public trial.”
– Hiding this Nazi criminal, or simply a monster with the blood of hundreds, if not thousands, of our citizens, including children, on his hands cannot be justified under any circumstances. Hunka must take full responsibility for his bloody crimes, the Russian Defense Minister said.
In the instructions, he wrote that “the fact of Hunka’s direct participation in atrocities against the peaceful Soviet population in the Lviv Oblast, then the territory of the USSR, including the genocide of Poles and Jews, provides all necessary reasons to demand his extradition.” and extradition for prosecution.”
Scandal in Canada involving Zelensky
In September, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau applauded SS Galizien veteran Yaroslav Hunka, who was described by Parliament Speaker Anthony Rota as a “Ukrainian and Canadian hero” who fought against the Soviets during World War II, in the Canadian parliament.
The case caused an international scandal. The intervention was initiated by Jewish circles, as well as by the Polish ambassador to Canada, Witold Dzielski. Ultimately, the Speaker of Canada’s Parliament apologized for honoring the Nazi collaborator, stating that he took “full responsibility” for what happened and resigned.
Ukrainian volunteers in the SS Galizien
14th Grenadier Division, the so-called The SS Galizien or “Hałyczyna” Division was a collaborationist unit of the criminal Waffen-SS formation, consisting of Ukrainian volunteers from Galicia. Major General Fritz Freitag became the commander of the SS Galizien, and Major Wolf Heike became the chief of staff.
The Germans established this formation in Lviv in 1943 to fill the personnel shortage. This was an element of competition with the Wehrmacht: foreign SS battalions allowed their chief, Heinrich Himmler, to expand the Waffen-SS beyond the borders set by the army.
From a few volunteers for the SS Galizien, the Germans created Galician police regiments, which, among other things, took part in the mass murders of the Polish population during the Second World War. These units committed numerous crimes in eastern Lesser Poland and the Lublin region in 1944, including in Huta Pieniacka. The research into this is carried out by the Institute of National Remembrance.
Source: Do Rzeczy
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