German prison doctors: John Demjanjuk is fit enough to remain in prison

October 12th, 2009 Top German court receives Demjanjuk appealKARLSRUHE, Germany — Germany's highest court says it has received an appeal from the lawyer of accused Nazi prison camp guard John Demjanjuk seeking to block the 89-year-old's trial. However, the Federal Constitutional Court did not say Monday when it might rule on the request to halt the trial, scheduled to open in Munich on Nov.

October 8th, 2009 Demjanjuk attorney will appeal case to high courtBERLIN — John Demjanjuk's attorney says he plans to ask Germany's high court to block his trial on charges of being an accessory to the murder of thousands at a Nazi death camp. Attorney Ulrich Busch told The AP Thursday he hopes to file his appeal Friday with the Federal Constitutional Court in Karlsruhe.

October 6th, 2009 Demjanjuk trial in Germany to start Nov. 30MUNICH — John Demjanjuk's trial on charges of being an accessory to the murder of thousands at a Nazi death camp will begin Nov.

October 2nd, 2009 German court says Demjanjuk trial can go aheadMUNICH — A German court said Friday it has ruled that John Demjanjuk can be tried on charges of being an accessory to the murder of thousands at a Nazi death camp, and that the trial likely will start in early November. The Munich state court said it accepted prosecutors' indictment against the 89-year-old on Thursday, a necessary step in German legal proceedings, and ordered that Demjanjuk remain in custody.

September 10th, 2009 German court: Demjanjuk trial not before NovemberMUNICH — A German court expects John Demjanjuk's trial on charges of being an accessory to the murder of thousands at a Nazi death camp to begin in November at the earliest. The court in Munich said in a statement Thursday that it would announce its decision on the trial date at the end of September and make no further statements beforehand.

July 13th, 2009 Demjanjuk charged over WWII killingsMUNICH — Retired auto worker John Demjanjuk was formally charged Monday with 27,900 counts of acting as an accessory to murder — one for every person who died at Sobibor during the time he is accused of serving as a guard at the Nazi death camp. The charges by prosecutors a Munich state court are one of the final steps before an expected autumn trial for the 89-year-old, who has been fighting a variety of Nazi-era charges since 1977.

July 13th, 2009 Chronology of the Demjanjuk caseKey dates in the case of John Demjanjuk: — 1920: Born in Ukraine. — 1942: Captured by German forces while serving in the Soviet Red Army.

July 13th, 2009 Prosecutors formally charge DemjanjukMUNICH — German prosecutors have formally charged John Demjanjuk with 27,900 counts of being an accessory to murder. Munich prosecutors say in a brief statement that the charges were filed on Monday.

July 8th, 2009 German high court: Demjanjuk's deportation legalBERLIN — Germany's highest court has rejected an attempt by John Demjanjuk to challenge his recent deportation from the United States to Munich for trial on charges of being accessory to murder at a Nazi death camp. Germany's Constitutional Court on Wednesday ruled against taking up the case on the grounds that the 89-year-old failed to provide sufficient evidence that his constitutional rights had been violated.

July 3rd, 2009 Prosecutors: Demjanjuk fit to stand trialMUNICH — John Demjanjuk moved one step closer to another trial after German prosecutors said Friday that doctors had deemed the 89-year-old fit to go to court on charges of being accessory to murder at the Sobibor Nazi death camp. A Dutch group representing members of victims' families who hope to serve as co-plaintiffs in the trial welcomed the decision to try the retired auto worker, who was recently deported from his suburban Ohio home.

May 13th, 2009 Pope gunman wants to convert to ChristianityANKARA, Turkey — The gunman who shot Pope John Paul II says he would like to convert to Christianity at a baptism ceremony at the Vatican after his release from prison in January. In comments relayed by his lawyer on Wednesday, Mehmet Ali Agca also says he wants to visit the grave of Pope John Paul II, meet with Pope Benedict XVI and produce a television documentary on the Vatican.

May 12th, 2009 Nazi guard suspect Demjanjuk arrives in GermanyMUNICH — Suspected Nazi death camp guard John Demjanjuk has arrived in Germany where he faces a warrant accusing him of being accessory to the murder of 29,000 Jews and others at Sobibor. The retired Ohio autoworker was deported from the United States and arrived Tuesday morning on a private jet at Munich's airport.

May 11th, 2009 Germany expects Demjanjuk on TuesdayBERLIN — Germany's Justice Ministry says suspected Nazi guard John Demjanjuk could arrive in Munich from the United States as early as Tuesday. Demjanjuk is sought on an arrest warrant in Munich on suspicion of 29,000 counts of accessory to murder at the Sobibor concentration camp in Nazi-occupied Poland.

May 11th, 2009 Berlin court rejects Demjanjuk appealBERLIN — A Berlin court has rejected an appeal by suspected Nazi death camp guard John Demjanjuk aimed at preventing his deportation to Germany. An administrative court says Monday that it rejected Demjanjuk's argument that Germany should be compelled to withdraw its agreement to take him in.

May 6th, 2009 German court rejects Demjanjuk appealBERLIN — A Berlin court has rejected an attempt by suspected Nazi death camp guard John Demjanjuk to block his deportation from the United States. Berlin administrative court spokesman Stephan Groscurth says the court ruled Wednesday there was no case for Demjanjuk to make in Germany.