A Lithuanian judge suspended the trials of two alleged war criminals after a panel of doctors decided that they are too ill to appear in court. The judge said he plans to ask the U.S. Justice Department to back up its recent charge that Aleksandras Lileikis is feigning sickness. He and the second defendant, Kazys Gimzauskas, were accused of turning Jews over to Nazi death squads.
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