Professor Richter on trial in Rethymno
- Written by E.Tsiliopoulos
Professor Heinz Richter’s trial is scheduled for next Wednesday in Rethymno.
In November 2014, the University of Crete awarded Richter with a honoris Ph.D. for his historical work.
The award provoked protests by Greeks who claimed that the German historian, in his work, has “smeared” the reputation of Cretan resistance and assigned “noble incentives” to the “Nazi invaders.”
The claims were rejected by the University’s authorities.
According to Rheinische Post newspaper, the German Embassy in Athens told Professor Richter not to be present in the trial.
“I am a victim of hate from Greeks to Germans, due to politics. Memories of World War II are alive again and for Greeks… every German is a Nazi”, said Professor Richter to the newspaper.
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