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German prosecutor says ‘Bookkeeper of Auschwitz’ fit to serve sentence
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleA former Nazi SS guard known as the “Bookkeeper of Auschwitz”, now 96, is fit to serve out his sentence, say German prosecutors.
Oskar Groening was found guilty in July 2015 of being an accessory to the murders of 300,000 people at the camp and sentenced to four years in prison.
“The prosecutor has rejected the application from the defense for a sentence suspension,” court spokeswoman Kathrin Soefker tells AFP, confirming local media reports.
A summons for the start of the sentence has not been issued, she says, adding that the prosecutor will make a decision separately on this.
— AFP
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