Nazi Veteran in the Commons: Guests Are Not Screened for Reputational Risk, MPs Told

Published on February 13, 2024

Senior administrators of the House of Commons told a committee they had no foreknowledge that then-Speaker Anthony Rota would salute a Nazi war veteran, nor do they screen guests for reputational risk. “Guests to Parliament are not screened for reputational threats, which in any event would be difficult to achieve in the very short time available for the organization of such ceremonies,” said Clerk of the House of Commons Eric Janse. Mr. Janse and other House officials appeared before the Procedure and House Affairs Committee (PROC) on Feb. 13 to discuss the events of September 2023. During the visit of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sept. 22, Mr. Rota recognized Yaroslav Hunka in the gallery as someone who fought the Russians during World War II. It was revealed shortly after that Mr. Hunka had been a member of the Nazi’s Waffen-SS Galicia Division....

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