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MissHoneychurch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-13-09 05:03 AM
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Demjanjuk Trial to Break Legal Ground in Germany
The trial against suspected concentration camp guard John Demjanjuk is a legal first for Germany. For the first time, a person who was low on the chain of command is to be indicted, even though there is no proof of his having committed a specific offence. Other alleged henchmen have gotten off far more lightly.

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http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,635526,00.html
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cwydro Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-13-09 07:20 AM
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1. Thank you for posting that link.
That is one of the most extensive articles I've seen on the case.

It's very interesting that he was acquitted in Israel.
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Behind the Aegis Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-14-09 02:24 AM
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2. He was aquitted in Israel because the charges were different.
They thought he was someone else. That was the prime jist of the charges. Once it was established it wasn't who he was, it fell apart and he was aquitted for the crimes of "Ivan the Terrible" because he wasn't him.

It will be interesting to see how it plays out.
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