The trial of Adolf Eichmann, the Nazi was criminal who directed the mass killing of 6,000,000 Jews in Europe during the Second World War, will be resumed on December 11, when the reading of the verdict by the three-judge tribunal is scheduled to begin, it was learned here today from a Justice Ministry source.
The three judges, Supreme Court Justice Moshe Landau and District Court Judges Binyamin Halevi and Yitzhak Raveh, are putting the final touches on the verdict. It is expected that translators, typists and other technical staff personnel will begin working early in December to transcribe the verdict in Hebrew, German, English and French.
The reading of the verdict, to be introduced by the court’s statement on whether Eichmann has been found guilty or not, is expected to take three or four days. If Eichmann is found guilty, Attorney General Gideon Hausner will then make his statement on the type of punishment he is demanding. This will be followed by a plea from the defense counsel. It is at this stage that Eichmann is likely to be allowed to address the court.
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