House Committee to Probe Tribute to Nazi Unit Veteran in Parliament

Published on November 23, 2023

A House committee is set to launch an investigation into how a former Ukrainian soldier who fought for a Nazi military unit was honoured in Parliament. The House of Commons Procedure and House Affairs Committee (PROC) passed a Tory motion on Nov. 21 calling for hearings into the matter. “After two months of Liberal obstruction and delay, PROC has finally passed our Conservative motion,” said Tory MP and vice-chair of the committee Michael Cooper on X. “Now, we will get to the bottom of this international embarrassment.” A readout of the motion says that given the “hurt and international embarrassment created by allowing a former soldier of a Nazi military unit in World War II to attend and be recognized during the President of Ukraine’s special address to Parliament,” the committee will study the occurrence....

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