German court upholds ex-Nazi camp secretary conviction – DW – 08/20/2024
German court upholds ex-Nazi camp secretary conviction – DW – 08/20/2024
www.dw.com German court upholds ex-Nazi camp secretary conviction – DW – 08/20/2024
Germany’s federal court has upheld the conviction of 99-year-old Irmgard Furchner, a former Nazi camp secretary. She remains guilty of aiding in the murders of thousands during World War II.
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The woman, identified as Irmgard Furchner, worked as a stenographer and typist at the Stutthof death camp near Nazi-occupied Danzig, now Gdansk in northwestern Poland.
"The conviction of the defendant... to a two-year suspended sentence is final," presiding judge Gabriele Cirener said.
Very symbolic, putting a 99 year old into juvenile court
She was not 99 years old when she committed her crimes.