BERLIN: A former SS guard, 93, said he was sorry for his actions as he went on trial in Germany on Thursday for complicity in the murder of more than 5,000 people at a Nazi concentration camp during World War II.
"It was also clear to him that were not in there because they were criminals, but for anti-Semitic, racist and other reasons. He had compassion for them. But he did not see himself in a position to free them." Although the trial comes late, Jewish groups underlined its importance in light of contemporary far-right anti-Semitic violence like last week's deadly shooting in the eastern city of Halle.
Despite his advanced age, Dey is being tried by a juvenile court in Hamburg because he was 17 when he first worked at Stutthof.Married with two daughters, he supplemented his income by working as a truck driver, before later taking on a job in building maintenance. In the same vein, Dey is"accused of having contributed as a cog in the murder machine, in full knowledge of the circumstances, so that the order to kill could be carried out," prosecutors said.During pre-trial questioning, Dey said he ended up in the SS-Totenkopfsturmbahn that ran the camp only because of a heart condition that prevented him from being sent to the front, according to Tagesspiegel daily.
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