Top German court rejects ex-Auschwitz guard's prison appeal
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Germany's highest court has thrown out a bid by a 96-year-old former Auschwitz death camp guard convicted as an accessory to murder for a reprieve on serving his sentence.
Oskar Groening was convicted in July 2015 of being an accessory to the murder of 300,000 Jews and sentenced to four years in prison. A federal court rejected his appeal last year.
Groening remained free pending a dispute over his fitness for prison. Prosecutors argued that he is fit to serve time so long as there is appropriate medical care.
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Germany's Federal Constitutional Court said Friday it has now rejected a complaint arguing that Groening's fundamental right to life and physical safety was being violated. It said it saw no constitutional reason to question lower courts' rulings.