The Frankfurt chief public prosecutor’s office disclosed today it was looking for a courtroom big enough for the trial here this summer and fall of 30 defendants who directed operations at the Auschwitz murder camp in Nazi-occupied Poland.
The Frankfurt jury courtroom will be too small for the massive trial, officials explained. An exceptionally large number of defense attorneys and press representatives are expected for the trial which is expected to be by far the biggest trial of Nazi war criminals in West Germany.
It was indicated that a completely new building may be acquired for the trial which is expected to last four to five months. An estimated 1,500,000 Jews were among the millions put to death at the camp.
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