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| US court rejects Demjanjuk plea | |
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| The US Supreme Court has rejected a bid by alleged Nazi death camp guard John Demjanjuk to block his deportation to Germany on war crimes charges. | |
| The 89-year-old Ohio resident had argued that he was too ill to be moved. | The 89-year-old Ohio resident had argued that he was too ill to be moved. |
| But Justice John Paul Stevens turned down his request to intervene in the case, the Associated Press said. | But Justice John Paul Stevens turned down his request to intervene in the case, the Associated Press said. |
| Mr Demjanjuk denies charges of being a guard at the Sobibor death camp in World War II and an accessory in the deaths of 29,000 Jews. | Mr Demjanjuk denies charges of being a guard at the Sobibor death camp in World War II and an accessory in the deaths of 29,000 Jews. |
| He says he was captured by the Germans in his native Ukraine during the war and kept as a prisoner of war. | He says he was captured by the Germans in his native Ukraine during the war and kept as a prisoner of war. |
| In March, German prosecutors filed charges against him and issued a warrant for his arrest. | In March, German prosecutors filed charges against him and issued a warrant for his arrest. |
| A stay of deportation was granted in April after US federal agents briefly removed him from his home. | A stay of deportation was granted in April after US federal agents briefly removed him from his home. |
| His family said he was too ill to be moved but the government then filed video showing him walking unassisted. | His family said he was too ill to be moved but the government then filed video showing him walking unassisted. |
| Earlier on Thursday Mr Demjanjuk's lawyer launched an appeal in Germany, arguing that it should retract its extradition request on humanitarian grounds. | Earlier on Thursday Mr Demjanjuk's lawyer launched an appeal in Germany, arguing that it should retract its extradition request on humanitarian grounds. |