Questions of the Day: what does this case say to you about the question of justice and reparations in the case of genocidal acts and crimes against humanity? How is the concept of "victim" being defined here?
When I was growing up in northeast Ohio, I often heard about the case of John Demjanjuk. He is currently being tried for the "mass killing of Jews," which he is alleged to have carried out as a Nazi prison guard. He is 89 and was carried into the courtroom on a stretcher today -- his lawyer contends Demjanjuk is very ill and a victim himself, while others claim he is a Nazi criminal putting on a theatrical show.
Read more here: "Demjanjuk trial shows double standards, lawyer says" (BBC)
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