"He pretended to be a political refugee." Historian uncovered the Gestapo past of Babiš's uncle

The Slovak Interior Ministry's agreement regarding Andrej Babiš's StB files is disputed by historians who claim he was a secret collaborator. Recent research reveals that Babiš's uncle, Willibald Otto Erzen, was a Nazi and worked for the Gestapo. Erzen, a committed Nazi since 1932, married Babiš's aunt, Viola, with approval from Heinrich Himmler. Despite his Gestapo affiliation, there is no evidence of Erzen actively torturing or killing resistance members. After the war, fearing prosecution, he fled to Germany and later to Canada, where he lived until 2014. His story highlights the complexities of familial ties to historical atrocities.