BUCHAREST (Reuters) - A Romanian court began trial on Monday against a former communist jailer charged with crimes against humanity, the first case of its kind since the fall of communism 25 years ago.
Up to 2 million people are believed to have been killed, imprisoned, deported or relocated in Romania during 1945 and 1989 under one of Eastern Europe's most repressive communist regimes. Historians estimate up to 100,000 people, including priests, teachers, doctors and politicians died in jail.
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