Prosecutors: Demjanjuk fit to stand trial
Munich prosecutors expect to file formal charges against 89-year-old later this month on suspicion of being an accessory to murder at Nazi death camp
German prosecutors say doctors have determined that John Demjanjuk is fit to stand trial over allegations that he was an accessory to murder at a Nazi death camp.
Munich prosecutors say in a statement Friday that they expect to file formal charges later this month.
They say doctors have determined the 89-year-old is fit to face trial on condition that court sessions do not exceed two 90-minute periods per day.
The retired auto worker is accused of being an accessory to murder of Jews in 29,000 cases at the Sobibor camp in 1943.
Demjanjuk, an Ohio resident deported to Germany from the United States, has been held in a jail near Munich since May 12. His trial is expected to be Germany's last major Nazi court case.
His family has argued he is too frail to stand trial, saying he suffers from spinal problems, kidney failure and anaemia.
Demjanjuk denies any role in the Holocaust.
The Associated Press and Reuters contributed to this report
