Poland will seek the arrest and extradition of a Minnesota man exposed by The Associated Press as a former commander in an SS-led unit that burned Polish villages and killed civilians in World War II, prosecutors said Monday. He did not release the last name, in line with Poland's privacy laws, but the AP has identified the man as 98-year-old Michael Karkoc, from Minneapolis. He questioned the Polish investigation, saying "my father's identity has never been in question nor has it ever been hidden." If granted, Poland would seek his extradition, as Poland does not allow trial in absentia, Janicki said. The special German prosecutor's office that investigates Nazi crimes concluded that enough evidence existed to pursue murder charges against Karkoc.

Source: ABC News March 13, 2017 13:54 UTC