“MUNICH – John Demjanjuk moved one step closer to another trial after German prosecutors said yesterday that doctors had deemed the 89-year-old fit to go to court on charges of being accessory to murder at the Sobibor Nazi death camp.A Dutch group representing members of victims’ families who hope to serve as co-plaintiffs in the trial welcomed the decision to try the retired auto worker, who was recently deported from his suburban Ohio home. They expressed hope in a statement that “the truth is found and justice is done.”
Munich prosecutors accuse Demjanjuk of being a guard at the death camp in Nazi-occupied Poland during World War II. They allege that he was an accessory to murder in 29,000 cases and said they expect formal charges this month.
But John Demjanjuk Jr. vowed to “vigorously dispute” the doctors’ decision, saying they have given his father only 16 months to live, due to his incurable leukemic bone marrow disease. Prosecutors said Demjanjuk’s time in court must not exceed two 90-minute sessions daily. – AP”
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