Germany: Nazi guard deported from US agrees to be questioned
by David Rising, The Associated Press
Posted Feb 22, 2021 10:12 am EDT
Last Updated Feb 22, 2021 at 10:14 am EDT
FILE - In this Monday, Jan. 27, 2020 file photo people walk behind the writing Holocaust during the international Holocaust remembrance day in the former the Nazi concentration camp Buchenwald near Weimar, Germany. Friedrich Karl Berger, a 95-year-old former Nazi concentration camp guard, was deported to his native Germany on orders from a Tennessee court. Berger has agreed to be questioned by German prosecutors as they re-examine whether there is enough evidence against him to bring charges, authorities said Monday. (AP Photo/Jens Meyer, file)
Published Monday, February 22, 2021 11:16AM EST BERLIN A 95-year-old former Nazi concentration camp guard deported from Tennessee has agreed to be questioned by German prosecutors as they re-examine whether there is enough evidence against him to bring charges, authorities said Monday. Friedrich Karl Berger arrived Saturday in Frankfurt on a special flight from the U.S. after being ordered deported to his native Germany by a court in Memphis last year. He was met by Hesse state police detectives at the airport and told them he would be willing to be questioned by investigators with a lawyer present, said Bernd Kolkmeier, spokesman for the Celle prosecutor s office, which is handling the case.
A 95-year-old former Nazi concentration camp guard who was deported to Germany has reportedly agreed to speak with prosectors ahead of facing possible charges for crimes committing during the Holocaust.
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Published: 02.22.21 , 18:24
A 95-year-old former Nazi concentration camp guard deported from Tennessee has agreed to be questioned by German prosecutors as they re-examine whether there is enough evidence against him to bring charges, authorities said Monday.
Friedrich Karl Berger arrived Saturday in Frankfurt on a special flight from the U.S. after being ordered deported to his native Germany by a court in Memphis last year.