Woman, 91, Charged Over ‘Role’ in 260,000 Auschwitz Deaths
A 91-year-old woman alleged to have worked at the Nazi death camp at Auschwitz has been charged with 260,000 counts of accessory to murder, German prosecutors say.
A spokesman said the former SS member is accused of serving as a radio operator for the camp commandant.
It is argued she can be charged because she helped the death camp function.
A former Nazi SS sergeant at Auschwitz, Oskar Groening, was convicted on that reasoning in July.
A spokesman for prosecutors in the state of Schleswig-Holstein said on Monday there was no indication the woman was unfit for trial. It’s thought a decision on whether to proceed with the case will be made next year.
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