The family of alleged Nazi death camp guard John Demjanjuk is citing his poor health as it fights a U.S. drive to deport him to Germany for a possible war crimes trial. Questions remain over what would happen if he is ruled unfit to face trial once he arrives.
Once Demjanjuk arrives in Munich, a doctor would determine whether he should be held in a prison or at a secure hospital. A medical expert would examine him by the time formal charges are filed.
Elderly, frail Nazi suspects with health problems have stood trial in the past: in 2001, Anton Malloth, an 89-year-old former guard at the Theresienstadt fortress in occupied Czechoslovakia, sat through his …
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