The trial of Josef S., now 100 years old, accused of complicity in the murder of 3,518 prisoners between 1942 and 1945 at Sachsenhausen concentration camp will open. DeterrenceLocated about 30 kilometres (18 miles) north of Berlin, the Sachsenhausen camp held 200,000 detainees between 1936 and 1945, mainly opposition figures, Jews and gays. A photo showing former Nazi concentration camp guard John Iwan Demjanjuk is displayed at a Sobibor press conference. “Such practices have nothing to do with law and justice.”For Walther, the trials serve as valuable deterrence even today. “It is always a reminder for the present – there are places and actions one can’t be a part of.”By David Courbet

Source: The Local October 06, 2021 07:18 UTC