Nazi camp guard probes reopened after Demjanjuk conviction

German prosecutors have reopened hundreds of dormant investigations of former Nazi death camp guards and others who might now be charged under a new precedent set by the conviction of retired US car worker John Demjanjuk.

Given the advanced age of all of the suspects – the youngest are in their 80s - the head of the German prosecutors’ office dedicated to investigating Nazi war crimes said authorities are not waiting until the Demjanjuk appeal process is over.