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Israeli man abducted in St. Petersburg, police say |
| By: israelinsider staff and partners |
| Published: April 22, 2005 |
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A federal appeals court rejected the argument of an alleged Nazi death-camp guard that he's a victim of mistaken identity.
The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati on Wednesday ruled against retired autoworker John Demjanjuk, 84. The native Ukrainian had argued that his signature did not match that of one found on a Nazi training guard certificate.
Extradited to Israel in 1986, Demjanjuk was eventually acquitted of being Ivan the Terrible of Treblinka and was allowed back into the United States.
Demjanjuk has maintained he was captured by the German army and held as a prisoner of war. But, the appeals court concluded Demjanjuk could have raised the handwriting issue in the early 1980s, during or shortly after the government's first case to revoke his citizenship in 1981. The appeals court noted "the time has long passed for him to seek relief."
The Justice Department used World War II-era documents to prove Demjanjuk, a native Ukrainian, served at Nazi concentration camps during the war.
Two months ago, the American government began deportation proceedings against Demjanjuk. His next hearing is set for June 30.
The AP contributed to this report |
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