Germans Continue the Nazi Hunt

The German government is on the hunt for aging Nazis. Hundreds of dormant cases investigating death camp guards are being reopened.

Last year’s conviction of US autoworker John Demjanjuk set a legal precedent that could see many more convictions. He was the first Nazi to be sentenced without direct evidence that he participated in a specific killing. He was convicted in May of almost 30 thousand counts of accessory to murder for his role as a guard at the Sobibor death camp in Poland.

The Simon Wiesenthal Center announced their own renewed manhunt. They’ve applauded the decision to pursue lower-ranking Nazis after decades of neglect.