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.

  • Tangent5280@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    17 days ago

    The problem is nobody who expects to fail will go trhough it in the first place - that’s why penal rulings never work to prevent future crime. The only way to prevent future crime is to fix their causes.