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Auschwitz guard, 96, fit to serve his prison term, German court rules | Jewish Telegraphic Agency

30.11.17

Auschwitz guard, 96, fit to serve his prison term, German court rules | Jewish Telegraphic Agency: (JTA) — A 96-year-old former Auschwitz guard is fit to serve a prison sentence, a German court ruled.

On Wednesday, a regional appeals court in the northern town of Celle ruled that Oskar Groening “is able to serve his term despite his advanced age,” Reuters reported. The court also said Groening’s needs related to his advanced age could be provided in prison.

Groening was convicted and sentenced in July 2015 to four years in jail for his role in the murder of 300,000 Hungarian Jews at the concentration camp in occupied Poland. A federal appeals court rejected his appeal a year ago.


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