German court upholds conviction of 99-year-old former Nazi camp secretary
Al JazeeraAUG 13 2024
A German court rejected the appeal of 99-year-old Irmgard Furchner for her role in the deaths of over 10K people as a secretary at the Nazi Stutthof concentration camp during World War II.A German court has rejected the appeal of 99-year-old Irmgard Furchner for her role in the deaths of over 10K people as a secretary at the Nazi Stutthof concentration camp during World War II.
Furchner was originally tried in a juvenile court because she was 18 and 19 during the time that the crimes took place. Last month, her lawyers cast doubt on whether Furchner could be considered an accessory to the murders at the camp and whether she was truly aware of what was going on.Last month, lawyers for Furchner — originally tried in a juvenile court because she was 18 and 19 during the time that the crimes took place — challenged whether Furchner was truly conscious of what was going on at the camp.
From June 1943 to Apr. 1945, Furchner took notes for and handled the correspondence of camp commander Paul Werner Hoppe.
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