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Demjanjuk Taken to German Prison

Nazi war crimes suspect to hear charges at Munich jail

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(Newser) – Accused Nazi guard John Demjanjuk arrived today in Germany and was taken from Munich airport directly to prison, AP reports. German authorities have charged the retired Cleveland auto worker with being an accessory to the murder of some 29,000 civilians in Nazi-occupied Poland. His deportation from the US sets the stage for what is likely to be the last trial for German war crimes during World War II. Demjanjuk, 89, had fought deportation, arguing he was too frail to be moved.

John Demjanjuk laughs in Israel's Supreme Court in Jerusalem in 1992.
John Demjanjuk laughs in Israel's Supreme Court in Jerusalem in 1992.   (AP Photo/Nati Harnik,file)
A man believed to be suspected Nazi death camp guard John Demjanjuk is seen inside an ambulance as it arrives at Germany's Stadelheim prison.
A man believed to be suspected Nazi death camp guard John Demjanjuk is seen inside an ambulance as it arrives at Germany's Stadelheim prison.   (AP Photo/Uwe Lein)
An ambulance believed to carry John Demjanjuk leaves the airport in Munich. He arrived today in Germany to face a warrant accusing him of being a guard at a Nazi death camp.
An ambulance believed to carry John Demjanjuk leaves the airport in Munich. He arrived today in Germany to face a warrant accusing him of being a guard at a Nazi death camp.   (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
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oldgoat
May 12, 09 6:04 AM CDT
Wonder how much he is laughing now. Reply
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May 12, 09 9:50 AM CDT
It would have been preferable for him to be shot for insubordination by a military firing squad than to go against his personal conscience and support a government committing torture and murder. Unfortunately, too many young people are unsure at their age of just what their correct personal convictions should be and go along with peer pressure and fear of being ostracized by their own nation. Reply
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