Gregor Formanek is charged with aiding and abetting 3,322 murders at the Sachsenhausen concentration camp

Summary

A German court ruled that 100-year-old former Nazi guard Gregor Formanek can stand trial for aiding 3,322 murders at Sachsenhausen concentration camp (1943–1945).

The decision overturns a lower court’s ruling that deemed Formanek unfit for trial due to insufficient psychiatric evaluation.

Germany has intensified efforts to prosecute remaining Nazi war criminals since a 2011 precedent allowed convictions without proof of direct killings.

Time is critical, as many suspects have died or become unfit for trial, leaving historical accountability as an urgent priority.

      • CethinEnglish
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        2 months ago

        If they try to do what they imply they’ll do, and they fail, then hopefully. If the succeed, probably not. We have to make sure they can’t succeed.