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Germany confirms conviction of 99-year-old Nazi secretary


Germany confirms conviction of 99-year-old Nazi secretary

Germany’s highest court has upheld the guilty verdict of a 99-year-old woman who was found guilty of aiding and abetting murders in a Nazi concentration camp. Leading representatives of German Jewry welcomed the decision announced by the Federal Court of Justice in Karlsruhe on Tuesday. “It’s not about putting her behind bars for the […]

Murder conviction for 99-year-old Nazi confirmed


Murder conviction for 99-year-old Nazi confirmed

The Federal Court of Justice has confirmed the conviction of a 99-year-old woman for aiding and abetting murder because of her work as a typist in a Nazi concentration camp during the last two years of World War II. In 2022, Irmgard Furchner was sentenced to two years’ probation for aiding and abetting the […]