Former Nazi camp secretary, 97, appeals against conviction

On December 20 the Itzehoe state court gave Irmgard Furchner a two-year suspended sentence for being an accessory to murder in 10,505 cases and an accessory to attempted murder in five cases.

Irmgard Furchner was convicted of being part of the apparatus that helped the Nazis’ Stutthof concentration camp function (Christian Charisius/Pool Photo via DPA/AP)

Wed, 28 Dec, 2022 - 10:43

Associated Press reporters

A 97-year-old woman is appealing against her conviction in Germany of being an accessory to more than 10,000 murders when she was a secretary to the commander of the Nazis’ Stutthof concentration camp during the Second World War.

On December 20 the Itzehoe state court gave Irmgard Furchner a two-year suspended sentence for being an accessory to murder in 10,505 cases and an accessory to attempted murder in five cases.