The hundred-year-old Joseph Schütz became the oldest person in Germany to be tried for Nazi crimes, and the court set 22 trial days for him

Source: Global Times

On the 7th local time, Joseph Schütz, a former Nazi concentration camp guard who turned 100 years old, appeared in court at the Neulupin District Court in northeast Germany, becoming the oldest person in Germany to be tried for Nazi crimes so far. Schutz is accused of "knowingly and willingly" assisting in the killing of 3,518 concentration camp inmates during World War II.

The German News Agency reported on the 7th that from 1942 to 1945, Schütz served as a guard at the Sachsenhausen concentration camp in northern Berlin, and he was accused of "executing Soviet prisoners of war in 1942 with a squad of executioners" and "using poison gas to kill prisoners of war". On the 7th, Schutz was taken to court by ambulance for trial. The court set 22 trial days and set aside a special day of rest for the defendants.

Thomas, a lawyer representing the survivors of the camp and the families of the victims, said that even after 76 years of the end of World War II, such a trial was necessary to hold Nazi criminals accountable. He said in an interview: "Justice does not expire the day. None of the 17 Nazi suspects currently opened by the German judiciary are under the age of 95. German prosecutors are stepping up their efforts to bring surviving Nazi criminals to justice. (Aoki)