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NEWS ABOUT: Sobibor

Sobibor stories: 4 news summaries
OPINION

Demjanjuk Farce Is
a Funny Kind of Justice

Prosecution seems to be more about German guilt than alleged war criminal's

Oct 18, 09 5:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - The world's eyes will be on alleged Nazi war criminal John Demjanjuk when he stands trial in Germany next month, but this dying old man is a strange candidate to be the last Nazi to be tried, writes Scott Raab. Demjanjuk—regardless of whether he is guilty of serving at... More »

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Germany • Holocaust • war crimes • Ukraine • John Demjanjuk • Sobibor • death camp

(AP) - German prosecutors formally charged John Demjanjuk today with 27,900 counts of being an accessory to murder at a Nazi death camp during World War II, reports the AP. The 89-year-old retired auto worker, who was deported from the US in May, faces 15 years for every count. Prosecutors accuse... More »

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Germany • Holocaust • Nazi • World War II • Simon Wiesenthal Center • John Demjanjuk • murder charges • Sobibor

Demjanjuk Fit
to Stand Trial, Germany Rules

Accused Nazi death-camp guard, 89, is officially stateless

Jul 3, 09 8:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - John Demjanjuk is physically able to stand trial for his alleged role as an accessory to murder in a Nazi death camp, German officials ruled today. The family of the retired Ohio autoworker, 89, had said ill health made him unfit, but the only condition doctors imposed was a limit... More »

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genocide • Germany • Holocaust • murder • Ohio • concentration camp • John Demjanjuk • Nazis • Sobibor • death camp

(Newser) - The US has formally deported John Demjanjuk, who left Cleveland for Munich this evening by medical transport plane and should arrive in Germany tomorrow, the Plain Dealer reports. The attorney for the accused Nazi death camp guard said it may be several months before his client is tried on accessory... More »

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Cleveland • deportation • John Demjanjuk • Nazis • Gemany • Sobibor

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