Germany's highest court said Thursday it has declined to hear the appeal of admitted Nazi hit man Heinrich Boere, clearing the way for his trial later this month for the execution-style killings of three Dutch civilians during World War II.
Boere, 88, was initially ruled unfit for trial due to medical problems, but a Cologne appeals court in July overturned the decision, saying the trial could proceed.
Boere's attorneys had appealed that decision to the Federal Constitutional Court in Karlesruhe, arguing that their client suffers a serious heart condition and that to put him on trial would violate his human rights by putting him in a possibly life-threatening …
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