A 99-year-old woman’s appeal was rejected by a German court for her role as an accessory to over 10,000 murders during World War II at the Stutthof concentration camp.
The final ruling by the Federal Court of Justice in Leipzig came just months before the end of her two-year suspended sentence from the Itzehoe Regional Court.
She was accused of aiding the camp near Danzig, now Gdansk, to function smoothly.
Recently, doubts were raised by Furchner’s lawyers regarding her awareness of the crimes committed by the commander and other officials at Stutthof.
In 2022, the Itzehoe court found Furchner guilty of supporting the killing of 10,505 prisoners through gassings, harsh conditions, transportation to Auschwitz, and death marches.
Three more cases pending
Prosecutors mentioned that Furchner’s trial might be the last of its kind, but three more cases are currently pending in different parts of Germany.
With suspects being elderly, concerns about their ability to stand trial are increasing.
The Furchner case is part of a series of trials following the 2011 conviction of John Demjanjuk for his role as an accessory to murder at the Sobibor death camp.
Demjanjuk, who passed away before…
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