Preliminary investigations are pending in the cases of 81 individuals suspected of Nazi atrocities during World War II, and more than 1,000 cases have come to court this year or were turned over to state prosecutors, the Federal Office for the prosecution of Nazi Criminals in Ludwigsburg reported.
But according to legal experts, only a small percentage of the suspects will be tried and even fewer are likely to be sentenced. That is because as time passes it has become more difficult to prove an individual’s involvement in Nazi atrocities, the experts said.
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