It is a tad suspicious. "The government inquiry into Nazi wartime atrocities on the Channel Island of Alderney has been extended to investigate why none of the Nazi perpetrators responsible for the crimes was put on trial in Britain, the Observer can reveal. Originally set up to review the number of victims in camps on the island, the inquiry will release a report later this month revealing the full scale of the “unspeakable and unimaginable brutality and sadism” that occurred on British soil. New evidence seen by the inquiry, which began in July last year, includes historic documents from the United Nations War Crimes Commission that describe the atrocities on Alderney as “systematic terrorism” involving “murder and massacre” and the “torture of civilians”. In 1981 it was disclosed in this newspaper by author Solomon Steckoll that the senior Nazi officers responsible for the mass atrocities on Alderney were living freely in Germany. The inquiry has been examining whether there was a government cover-up at the time to ensure the full extent of the horrors was kept from the British public." Inquiry into Nazi camps on Alderney to examine if there was British cover-up | Channel Islands | The Guardian