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Wednesday, July 22, 2015

Former Auschwitz guard appeals sentence

Former Auschwitz guard appeals sentence
By Valerie Howell on Jul 21, 2015 01:22 pm
[JURIST] Oskar Groening, a former Nazi SS officer known as the "accountant of Auschwitz," on Monday appealed the four-year jail sentence imposed on him [JURIST report] last week. Groening's attorney has submitted an appeal in the German Federal Court of Justice [official website], arguing that the Luneburg court that convicted him incorrectly rejected [AP report] reducing the sentence because of delays in the proceedings. The defense argues that Groening was only recently brought to trial, even though his case has...   +read more

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