Israel Won’t Release Demjanjuk
Associated Press
JERUSALEM —
An Israeli Supreme Court judge today rejected an appeal to release John Demjanjuk, a retired U.S. auto worker accused of Nazi war crimes, clearing the way for his trial to begin Wednesday.
Mark O’Connor, Demjanjuk’s attorney, refused a prosecution offer to delay the trial by two months. He did not explain his decision, even though he has said he needed more time to prepare the defense. Demjanjuk, a former Cleveland resident, is the first person to be tried on Nazi war crimes in Israel in 25 years.
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