Israeli Court Extends Demjanjuk Detention
Associated Press
RAMLE, Israel —
A Supreme Court judge today ordered John Demjanjuk held for another 90 days after police investigators presented evidence they said would help prove he was the Nazi death camp guard “Ivan the Terrible.”
Supreme Court Judge Yakov Maltz said he extended the retired U.S. auto worker’s detention because of “the complexity of the evidence and the severity of the alleged crimes.”
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