German prosecutors are investigating a 105-year-old man over allegations that he was an accessory to multiple murders at a Nazi prisoner-of-war camp during World War II.
The suspect is believed to have served as a guard at Stalag 326 VI K in Senne, western Germany, prosecutors confirmed. The camp held between 180,000 and 200,000 Soviet prisoners of war from 1941 until its liberation by American troops in April 1945.
Prisoners at the camp reportedly endured malnutrition, inadequate medical care, poor sanitary conditions and forced labour. Many died during their captivity.
A second former guard at the same camp had also been investigated, but he died several months ago at the age of 99.
German authorities can still investigate Nazi-era murder cases because murder and aiding and abetting murder have no statute of limitations in the country. However, the advanced age of surviving suspects presents significant challenges for prosecutors seeking to bring such cases to trial.
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