Nazi war crimes suspect goes on trial - 29 Oct 09
- 12 years ago
A suspected member of a Nazi death squad has gone on trial in western Germany decades after the end of World War II, accused of killing three Dutch citizens.
After the war ended Heinrich Boere, 88, had spoken in detail about the murders he allegedly committed in the Netherlands while serving in Adolf Hitler's Vaffen SS.
He somehow managed to avoid prosecution, until now.
Al Jazeera's Tania Page has more.
After the war ended Heinrich Boere, 88, had spoken in detail about the murders he allegedly committed in the Netherlands while serving in Adolf Hitler's Vaffen SS.
He somehow managed to avoid prosecution, until now.
Al Jazeera's Tania Page has more.