Man, 89, charged as accessory to murder in Nazi camp

GERMAN prosecutors formally charged John Demjanjuk yesterday with 27,900 counts of being an accessory to murder at a Nazi death camp during World War II.

The charges against the 89-year-old retired auto worker, who was deported from the US in May, were filed at a Munich state court, prosecutors in the city said in a statement.

There was no immediate word on when a trial might start. Doctors cleared the way for formal charges earlier this month, determining that Demjanjuk was fit to stand trial so long as court sessions do not exceed two 90-minute blocs per day.