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Top Communists to go on trial for genocide
Twenty four top Communist officials who backed Nicolae Ceausescu’s order to shoot at demonstrators will face genocide charges in Romania. The Rompres report says they attended two Politburo meetings on December 17 and December 21 when the dictator ordered the army and security forces to fire on protesters. At least 1,033 people died in the revolution that toppled the regime. Defendants set to appear July 21 include former Premier Constantin Dasculescu former Parliament Speaker Nicolae Giosan and former Foreign Minister Ioan Totu.
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