DETMOLD, Germany (AP) — A 94-year-old former SS sergeant who served as a guard at Auschwitz has been found guilty of more than 170,000 counts of accessory to murder for helping kill 1.1 million Jews and others at the Nazi death camp.
The Detmold state court sentenced Reinhold Hanning to five years in prison, though he will remain free while any appeals are heard.
Hanning showed no reaction as the judge, Anke Grudda, read her justification for the verdict and sentence.
Former Auschwitz guard Reinhold Hanning (2L) arrives for his trial with his lawyer Andreas Scharmer (2R) at the court in Detmold, western …read more
Source: The Blaze
