101-year-old man convicted of being Nazi guard jailed for five years in Germany

The man had denied working as an SS guard at the camp and aiding and abetting the murder of thousands of prisoners

The accused Josef S. covers his face as he sits at the courtroom in Brandenburg, Germany, Tuesday, June 28, 2022. Picture: AP Photo/Michele Tantussi

A 101-year-old man has been convicted of 3,518 counts of accessory to murder for serving at the Nazis’ Sachsenhausen concentration camp during the Second World War.

The Neuruppin Regional Court sentenced him to five years in prison.