Nobody in Germany really wants this guy here, of course. But…
„Ultimately Mr. Demjanjuk’s advanced age and poor health serve as reminders, regardless of the outcome in court, of how the living memory of the crimes committed during World War II is on the verge of disappearing. Mr. Demjanjuk’s case might well be the last major war crimes trial in Germany, marking the end of an era that began in Nuremberg in 1945.“
Is that a bright side?
„Allerdings muss noch geklärt werden, ob der 89-Jährige verhandlungsfähig ist.“
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If Israel already tried and found him not guilty, why does Germany have to do it all over again? I don’t get it.
Ian, I haven’t followed the ins and outs, but I think he’s being tried for different crimes. He was found innocent in Israel of being Ivan the Terrible at Treblinka (I think). Whereas I think he’s now being charged with crimes committed at Sobibor. (Or it might be the other way round.) Plus I think he was acquitted in Israel because they couldn’t incontrovertibly establish his identity whereas for these crimes, there is greater documentary evidence.
Ja, fur Sobibor.