PUBLIC AMAZED.
Acquittal of Alleged Forgers of Russian Notes. ENTITLED TO AMNESTY. (Received 9.30 a.m.) BERLIN, February 9. There was a surprising end to the • trial of Karunidze and others, who were • charged with forging Russian notes. Three of the defendants were acipiit- ; ted and the Court ordered the proceedi ings against the remainder to be aban- • doned. It declared that the defendants • had been actuated by unselfish political l motives and were entitled to the amnesty . granted to political prisoners on the j occasion of President Hindenburg's . eightieth birthday. The Public Prosecutor is to ask for a i new -trial. The newspapers express amazement. They say it is not easy to contemplate ' tlio conclusions to be drawn from thii verdict and ask whether political elements in Germany are at liberty to | counterfeit currency for the purpose of overturning a Government. , ] ' ' 1 ] 1
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Auckland Star, Volume LXI, Issue 34, 10 February 1930, Page 7
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