A former Nazi SS guard known as the "Bookkeeper of Auschwitz", now 96, is fit to serve out his sentence, prosecutors said on Wednesday. "The prosecutor has rejected the application from the defence for a sentence suspension," court spokeswoman Kathrin Söfker told AFP, confirming local media reports. But a court doctor has now determined that he is able to serve his sentence, on condition he is given appropriate nursing and medical care while in detention, said the spokeswoman. One million European Jews died between 1940 and 1945 at Auschwitz before it was liberated by Soviet forces. FROM THE TRIAL: Holocaust survivors speak out before 'Bookkeeper of Auschwitz' goes to court

Source: The Local August 02, 2017 10:07 UTC