The federal government has paved the way for Hungarian authorities to extradite an alleged Nazi war criminal who's been living in Perth, to face trial in his homeland. 88 year-old Charles Zentai - a former member of the Hungarian army during the Second World War - has been fighting against his extradition for four years, including on the basis of ill-health. Mr Zentai has been charged with playing a role in the torture and murder of a Jewish teenager in Hungary 65 years ago. He is the first person to be extradited from Australia for an alleged war crime The Australia-Israel Jewish Affairs Council's spokesman, Colin Rubenstein told Caroline Davey that the Jewish community in Australia has welcomed the government's decision.

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