Germany – Demjanjuk Faces 15 Years if Convicted of Helping Murder 27,900 Jews

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    FILE - Accused Nazi death camp guard John Demjanjuk (R) arrives in a courtroom in Munich March 1, 2011. Demjanjuk, a former U.S. auto worker, is on trial in Germany facing charges he helped force 27,900 Jews into gas chambers in Sobibor extermination camp in 1943. REUTERS/Lukas Barth/Pool Germany – The trial of John Demjanjuk, the 90-year-old accused of helping to murder 27,900 Jews during his alleged time as a Nazi death camp guard, will run until mid-May, a Munich court said Thursday.

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    In late January, the court in this southern German city said it hoped to come to a verdict as early as March 22.

    But it did say that defence motions were likely to push this date back.

    Demjanjuk, who denies the charges, faces 15 years behind bars if convicted.

    He was previously found guilty in Israel of being “Ivan the Terrible”, a particularly sadistic death camp guard at another Nazi camp, Treblinka, but released after the Israeli Supreme Court established they had the wrong man.

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    13 years ago

    15 years for this nazi? that’s it?
    well, then again, he’ll probably be dead within 15 years!

    deahzoger
    deahzoger
    13 years ago

    And then in hell, forever.

    The-Macher
    The-Macher
    13 years ago

    Just wear him out so that he peygers. Even the verdict is less important than his having no peace in his last miserable days on earth. Let him peyger in time for Purim.