The trial of John Demjanjuk, alleged to have been the notorious Treblinka death camp guard known as “Ivan the Terrible,” will open in Jerusalem on January 19. The date was set Monday at a meeting between the panel of judges who will hear the case, the prosecution and the defense.
A request for a three-month postponement, by Demjanjuk’s American attorney, Mark O’Connor, was rejected by Justice Don Levin, President of the court. An Israel lawyer will be appointed to assist O’Connor.
Ukrainian-born Demjanjuk, 66, is the first suspected Nazi war criminal extradited to Israel for trial. The former resident of Cleveland, Ohio, was brought to Israel earlier this year.
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