Judge won't suspend Demjanjuk plea over FBI file
A German court on Thursday rejected a defense request to suspend John Demjanjuk's trial over a declassified FBI report that cast doubt on the authenticity of a key piece of evidence.
The Associated Press reported Wednesday that a 1985 FBI file indicated the agency believed a Nazi ID card that was used as evidence in the Munich trial and purportedly showed that Demjanjuk served as a death camp guard was a Soviet-made fake. AP's story "does not offer any grounds for a suspension," Judge Ralph Alt said. "The report does not bring forth any concrete aspects that have not already been analyzed as part of the examination of evidence." (AP)
