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. 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. _____________________________ 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. And that's the BBC World Service News 罗马尼亚共产主义时代一名监狱管理员被指控犯有种族灭绝罪.这是自前领导尼可拉耶`齐奥塞斯库和他的妻子埃琳娜于1989年被处决以来的第一起类似案件.我们的中欧通讯员尼克`索普为您报道详细内容. 现年88岁的亚历山大`韦斯奈斯库在1956年至1963年担任罗马尼亚东部瑟拉特市的监狱指挥官.他被指控在七年的任职时间里殴打,饿死囚犯,并拒绝为他们提供基本的医疗服务._____________________________ 韦斯奈斯库辩护称,他只是执行命令.这起指控被广泛地视为试验性案件,其可能会引发更多审判.以上是BBC国际新闻.
