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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26, 2003

Prosecutors in Saskatchewan, Canada, are weighing whether to charge a tribal leader for anti-Semitic comments he made.

David Ahenakew, a former head of the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations, said the genocide of Jewish people during the Holocaust was justified. His remarks prompted a wide public outcry and a Royal Canadian Mounted Police hate crimes investigation.

That investigation is complete but authorities are still trying to determine whether Ahenakew can be charged.

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Hate charges against Ahenakew still in limbo (CBC 3/25)

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