86 Year-Old War Criminal Indicted

ACCUSED Nazi war criminal Charles Zentai has been charged with war crimes.

The 86-year-old yesterday faced the Perth magistrate who will decide whether he will be sent to Hungary to face allegations he participated in the murder of a Jewish teenager on November 8, 1944.
 

Evil Nazi

Mr Zentai, who has lived in Australia since 1950, was a 23-year-old warrant officer in the Hitler-aligned Hungarian army when he is alleged to have grabbed teenager Peter Balazs from a tram for not wearing a yellow star signifying that he was a Jew.

Mr Zentai Whipped A Jew To Death

He is accused of taking part in a four-hour fatal whipping of Balazs, before weighting his body and throwing it in the Danube River in Budapest. The court was told yesterday that Balazs was no stranger to Mr Zentai. Balazs lived in the town of Budafok -- now part of Budapest -- where Mr Zentai was born.
 

Hungarian Jews Want A Trial

Mr Zentai is "eligible for surrender" after the Republic of Hungary submitted an extradition request in 2005