This is a show trial pure and simple. The Germans want to prove to the world that non-Germans participated in the Holocaust which is why they want to make an example out of John Demjanjuk. Never mind the fact that Demjanjuk was already tried in Israel and served time in prison and later released because it was proved that he was not Ivan the Terrible. War crimes trials were originally intended to try the major leaders and policy makers of beligerent countries violating international law like what happened at Nuremberg. They were not intended to go after low level camp guards who were conscripted into the German ranks like John Demjanjuk. It is highly unlikely that there are any major Nazi war criminals alive today—all of which makes Demjanjuk a convenient scapegoat for this outrageous show trial..
Finally we shall see the evidence they have.
Israel first convicted him, then overturned the conviction when “evidence emerged” that he might not have been the guard in question. Later an immigration judge , obviously
‘hot on the case that would not die” cobbled together some more “evidence’ sufficient enough to call for a new trial, and that’s where it is now.
“See, not just us Germans were the bad guys.”
perhaps someone can explain what
jurisdiction the court has?
(the supposed crimes were not committed
in Germany)
Why didn’t Germany have the same gusto when it came to going after native German war criminals like Eichmann and Mengele?