这是个好迹象，这表明一些德国检查官正严肃履行其职责。当然，判定传达了重要讯息，即任何人都不能保护罪犯，时光流逝并不能消褪其谋杀罪。因此今天这些指控传达了非常重要且正确的信息。

A Communist-era prison governor in Romania has been charged with genocide. It's the first such case since the execution of the former leader Nicolae Ceausescu and his wife Elena in 1989. Our Central Europe correspondent Nick Thorpe has the details.

罗马尼亚共产党执政时期的一名监狱管理员被控告种族灭绝罪。这是自前领袖Nicolae Ceausescu及其妻子1989年被处决以来的第一起类似案件。我们的中欧记者Nick Thorpe报道了详细内容。

Alexander Visinescu now 88 years old was commander of the prison in Ramnicu Sarat in eastern Romania from 1956 to 1963. He stands accused of responsibility for the beating and starving of prisoners and denying them basic health care during his seven years in charge. Up to 100,000 are believed by historians to have died. In his defense, Mr. Visinescu has said he was simply following orders. The prosecution is widely seen as a test case and could lead to more trials.

Alexander Visinescu现年88岁，曾在1956至1963年担任罗马尼亚东部Ramnicu Sarat市的监狱指挥官。他被指控在七年任职期间殴打、使犯人挨饿及拒绝提供基本医疗措施。历史学家认为，期间共10万人死亡。Visinescu辩护称，他当时只是执行命令。该起诉被广泛视为测试案例，将引发更多审判。