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Papon freed in Bordeaux trial draws protests and appeals
In Bordeaux during Maurice Papon’s trial for crimes against humanity, a court freed the 87 year old citing health and age prompting hundreds to protest with yellow banners bearing Holocaust victims’ names. Prosecutors filed a symbolic appeal to France's Court of Cassation, likely to be heard after the three month trial.
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Bordeaux
France
Maurice Papon
Papon
Court de Cassation