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Trial of former SS medic at Auschwitz verging on collapse | |
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NEUBRANDENBURG, Germany — The trial of a former SS medic on 3,681 counts of accessory to murder on allegations he helped the Nazis’ Auschwitz death camp function appears close to collapse before it even opens, after a doctor found the 95-year-old defendant unfit to be transported to the court. | |
Presiding Judge Klaus Kabisch told the Neubrandenburg state court Monday a doctor over the weekend found Hubert Zafke was suffering from stress and high blood pressure, and had suicidal thoughts. | |
The trial’s opening was postponed until March 14, with both sides agreeing Zafke should be examined by doctors the morning of the proceedings to see if he is fit. | |
Zafke’s unit was allegedly involved in putting gas into gas chambers to kill Jews, among other things. | |
Zafke’s attorney insists his client did nothing criminal. | |
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