Germany is still putting former Nazis on trial even as they reach their 90s. Why put on all these near death Nazis on trial? They wanted to find moral justice for what was done, even if there won’t be any real sentence survived. Just being acquitted for the crime is the main concern.
However proving the crimes of these Nazis and members involved is not an easy task. Evidence has to be proven that such members actually did act and cause the deaths of Jewish people. Another recent instance of Nazi war crimes against a man near death is the case against
As the LA Times reported “The Nazi war crimes case is seen as a chance for Germany to right a moral wrong, before the 89-year-old Demjanjuk and other suspects die.” Demjanjuk is accused of helping kill 27,900 Jews at Sobibor from March through September 1943, when he allegedly worked there as a guard.
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