Nazi camp secretary skips German trial, sought on warrant
ABC News
Officials say a 96-year-old former secretary for the SS commander of the Stutthof concentration camp is being sought on an arrest warrant in Germany after skipping the planned start of her trial
BERLIN -- A former secretary for the SS commander of the Stutthof concentration camp was being sought on an arrest warrant Thursday after skipping the planned start of her trial in Germany on charges of more than 11,000 counts of accessory to murder, officials said.
The 96-year-old woman left the home where she lives in a taxi on Thursday morning, heading for a subway station on the outskirts of Hamburg, German news agency dpa quoted a Itzehoe state court spokesperson as saying. Her destination wasn't known.
Presiding judge Dominik Gross said the court had issued an arrest warrant, and it remained to be seen whether she would be caught.
Prosecutors argue that the woman was part of the apparatus that helped the Nazi camp function during World War II more than 75 years ago.
