Is THIS the last Nazi to face justice? SS guard, 100, accused over killings of 3,300 SHOULD stand trial, judge rules
A judge has decided to put a “cruel and treacherous” Nazi on trial for his alleged crimes during the Holocaust, which included killing over 3,300 people.
There is strong proof that Gregor Formanek, who is now 100 years old, approved of the murder of detainees at the Sachsenhausen concentration camp in Germany.
His murders of Holocaust victims have been characterized as “cruel and treacherous” during this time.
The decision was successfully challenged by the former SS guard’s lawyers, who claimed that he was “permanently incapable of standing trial.”
On October 22, however, the Frankfurt Higher Regional Court reversed the ruling.
Attorney Hans-Jurgen Forster disclosed: “With a decision dated October 22nd, the 7th Criminal Senate of the Frankfurt am Main Higher RegionalCourt, following an immediate appeal by myself and the public prosecutor’s office, overturned the decision of the 2nd Grand Criminal Division of the Hanau RegionalCourtdated May 6th, 2024, which had rejected the opening of the main proceedings due to the accused F.’s permanent incapacity to stand trial.”
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Based on medical grounds, the Hanau Regional Court decided to exempt the former Nazi from trial in May.
Hanau reversed their original verdict as a result of the Frankfurt Higher Regional Court’s decision to invalidate Hanau’s ruling.
Additionally, the plaintiffs’ and prosecutors’ request that the case be prosecuted at Hanau was denied by the higher court.
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Formanek, a talented tailor who speaks German, was born in Romania.
He became a member of the notorious Nazi squad in July 1943 at Sachsenhausen, which was established in 1936, after joining the SS late in the war.
Sachsenhausen, infamous for its gas chambers and gruesome medical experiments, saw over 200,000 captives pass through.
After being captured by Russia’s Red Army at the end of the war, Formanek was freed to serve as a porter after only ten years in prison.
Later in life, Formanek and his spouse resided comfortably in a 400,000-dollar apartment close to Frankfurt.
SHOCKED REACTIONS TO THE ORIGINAL RULING
When Formanek was declared ineligible to face trial in June, the Sun covered the event.
The decision at the time raised doubts that Formanek could get away with it because of his advanced age.
“Today is a very sad day for those of us who consider the prosecution of Holocaust perpetrators very important,” stated Nazi hunter Dr. Efraim Zuroff of The Simon Wiesenthal Center.
“You have a really empty feeling after doing it.
It is our only hope that any appeal will be successful, but the longer it drags on, the more likely it is that he won’t survive long enough or be strong enough to face justice.
“In my opinion, they are stating that my work—my mission for prosecutions—is ended.
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“But the fight continues against the lies – aboutHolocaustdistortion.”
Carmen Whitmore, 68, of Market Harborough, Leics., whose uncle, Jimmy James, a Great Escape pilot, imprisoned at Sachsenhausen, had called out: “Nazis need to be held accountable.”
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