Austrian authorities have refused to judge from the United States expelled a former concentration camp guard.

Deportee from the USA to Austria Yoshiasha Kumpfa, who served during World War II guards in Nazi concentration camps, would not be prosecuted. On this March 20, Reuters reports with reference to the Minister of Justice of Austria.
Recall that a 83-year-old Kumpf was deported from the U.S. to Austria on 19 March. It was agreed to be deported after the U.S. authorities became aware that in the past, he was in the SS and served in the Nazi concentration camps - Sachsenhausen in Germany and Travnik in Poland. A native of Serbia, Kumpf admitted that while working in Travnik was involved in the shooting 8 thousand Jews (including about 400 children) in 1943.
Kumpf explained that his duties included supervision of the victims: he said he was especially careful to watch for those who looked "half-" or "still twitch." In addition, he had to shoot them if they tried to escape.
After the war, Kumpf moved to Austria, and in 1956 moved to the USA, and received U.S. citizenship. In 2005, the U.S. government learned the details biography Kumpfa, stripped of his citizenship and decided to deport from the country. On the choice of a former member of SS were proposed by Austria, Serbia and Germany.
According to the Austrian Minister of Justice, Liberty, Katarina (Katharina Swoboda), prior to deportation, official Vienna informed the American side that would not be able to present Kumpfu charges. Thus, according to Austrian law, statute of limitations on crimes committed by the former guards of concentration, had expired. "We previously had notified the U.S. about this. We really can not judge him," - said Svoboda.
The Austrian authorities also stress that Kumpfu was less than 20 years old when he participated in killing Jews. In addition Liberty said that the prosecution of a former member of SS in Austria it is not possible also because he committed the crimes on the territory of another country. Moreover, Kumpf can not be convicted under the laws of Austria, as has never been a citizen of the European state.
Currently Kumpf has no nationality and is in Austria to the status of an illegal immigrant. However, until such time as he was not extradited to another country, he must uninterrupted located on the territory of Austria.