Nazi war suspect, 89, dies in Philadelphia hospital only hours before court rules he should be extradited to Germany to face trial
• Johann Breyer, 89, died in custody in the hospital he had been transferred to after a month in jail
• Breyer told The Associated Press in a 2012 interview that while he was a guard at Auschwitz, he was assigned to a part of the camp that was not involved in the slaughter of Jews and others
• German authorities issued a 2013 warrant charging Breyer with accessory to murder under the theory that the death camp's sole function was to kill people
Come on, dude! That was like, so last century.
Thanks for the update.
He's on the right side of the dirt at last.
good catch. thank you for the update.
Hopefully his death was painful
Thanks for the update...
A terrible era in human history...
I always love this excuse.
Even if they weren't a part of herding the Jews into the chambers, they were a part of the logistical support of the overall camp that kept it functioning.
That makes them accessories. And in American criminal law, even if you are an accessory to a crime, if someone dies then even the accessories are charged with murder for their part in helping make the situation arise that led to death.
-PJ
If Hitler told a camp to slaughter Jews, it slaughtered Jews.
Figured the stress of extradition and trial would kill him.
The war ended before this guy was 20. When he was 15 the war started for Germany. Likely, his father and any other male friend or relative was killed. I am not sure where this guy had choices. Did we arrest him now, 70 years after the war because we found new information. Or did we arrest him because we ran out of war criminals.