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(JTA -- GERMAN) -- Convicted Nazi war criminal
John Demjanjuk has asked Germany to provide funds for his lawsuit against
the online edition of the German tabloid newspaper Bild.
Demjanjuk
wants some $33,000 to sue the news organization for its allegedly “derogatory
and prejudiced” reporting on his trial, which ended last May with his
conviction as an accomplice in the murders of 28,060 in the Nazi death camp
Sobibor during World War II.
According
to the German news agency dpa, Demjanjuk, 91, is suing the tabloid over its use
during the trial of such terms as “war criminal,” “beast of the concentration
camp” and “Nazi henchman.” The implication is that Bild.de, the online version
of Germany's most widely read daily newspaper, influenced the outcome of the
trial.
The
German Press Council reportedly chastised Bild.de over its reporting on the
trial, but according to the Demjanjuk complaint as reported by dpa, the tabloid
continued to use "lurid" language and failed to uphold the principle
of innocence until proven guilty. Bild.de has maintained that its reporting was
appropriate.
Demjanjuk,
who is in an old-age home pending an appeal of his conviction and five-year
jail sentence, reportedly has no financial resources. His recent attempts to
regain U.S. citizenship have been rebuffed by a federal judge in Cleveland.
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