“Shocking Legal Twist: 100-Year-Old Nazi Faces Justice After Decades of Silence—What New Evidence Could Uncover?”
However, on Tuesday, a higher court in Frankfurt overturned that decision, arguing the expert’s decision had not been based on “sufficient facts.”
The court said: “The expert himself stated that it was not possible to interview the defendant and that the opportunity for extensive psychiatric testing was not available.”
The case has been referred back to Hanau Regional Court in the German Hesse state for a new decision on Formanek. The local public prosecutor’s office plans to appeal the ruling that he is unfit to stand trial, with a final decision to be made by the Higher Regional Court in Frankfurt.
Formanek could face trial as early as next year.
First established in 1936, the Sachsenhausen concentration camp was used as a would-be training ground for Hitler’s mass extermination of Jews.
More than 200,000 prisoners passed through Sachsenhausen, which was feared for its gas chambers and chilling medical experiments.
According to reports, Formanek was living quietly for decades in a modest flat near Frankfurt before his capture. Last year, a group of reporters tracked him down.
However, the former camp guard refused to address the allegations against him.
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