German prosecutors are investigating a 105-year-old man suspected of aiding murders at a Nazi detention camp during World War II that resulted in many deaths.
Foreign news agencies report that prosecutors in Dortmund, Germany, are investigating a 105-year-old man accused of aiding multiple murders while serving as a guard at the Nazi prisoner-of-war camp “Stalag 326” (Stalag 326 VI K) in Senne, in northwestern Germany, during World War II.
Stalag 326 was one of the largest camps, detaining approximately 180,000–200,000 Soviet prisoners of war who endured abuse, starvation, and forced labor, resulting in tens of thousands of deaths. Prisoners from France, Poland, Serbia, and Belgium were also held there.
Germany abolished the statute of limitations for murder and aiding murder cases in 1979 to enable prosecution of Nazi-era criminals without time restrictions.
However, bringing World War II offenders to justice after more than 80 years is very difficult because most suspects have already died.
Prosecutors noted that another 99-year-old suspect investigated in the Senne camp case died a few months ago. Years earlier, Nazi guard Josef Schutz, aged 101, was sentenced to prison but appealed and died in 2023 before serving his sentence.
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Source:bbc