Unprecedented step significantly advances global advocacy organizations ongoing and expanding investigation into the financial institutions that aided nazi war criminals in evading justice after World War II.
The Simon Wiesenthal Center (SWC) celebrates the historic decision by President Javier Milei to open Argentina’s full archives of historical records for the first time to our investigators. This unprecedented step significantly advances our ongoing and expanding investigation into the financial institutions that aided Nazi war criminals in evading justice after World War II.
Yesterday, representatives of SWC met in Argentina with President Milei, Interior Minister Guillermo Alberto Francos and Defense Minister Luis Alfonso Petri. As an outcome of this meeting, President Milei ordered the release of these critical records, marking a potential watershed moment in uncovering the full scope of South American banking networks that facilitated Nazis fleeing Europe via routes commonly referred to as “ratlines.”
“We are grateful for the steadfast support of Senator Chuck Grassley and the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee in advancing this crucial work,” said Simon Wiesenthal Center CEO Jim Berk. “Their commitment reinforces the urgency of our mission to document and expose the complicity of financial institutions in these historical injustices.”
The Simon Wiesenthal Center will not rest until the truth is fully revealed and will continue to update the public as our investigation progresses.
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The Simon Wiesenthal Center is an international Jewish human rights organization. It holds consultative status at the United Nations, UNESCO, the OSCE, the Council of Europe, the OAS, and the Latin American Parliament (PARLATINO).
