The Demjanjuk Affair: The Rise and Fall of a Showtrial
Told for the first time, this is the full story of the infamous showtrial of John Demjanjuk, falsely accused of being one of the most monstrous of Nazi war criminals, Ivan the Terrible of Treblinka. The trial of an alleged Nazi naturally arouses strong emotions, and the pressure to convict can become overwhelming. In the case of John Demjanjuk, extradited to Israel from the United States in 1986 and held for over seven years before finally being cleared, only the dogged determination and dedication of his lawyer prevented an appalling miscarriage of justice.
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Told for the first time, this is the full story of the infamous showtrial of John Demjanjuk, falsely accused of being one of the most monstrous of Nazi war criminals, Ivan the Terrible of Treblinka. The trial of an alleged Nazi naturally arouses strong emotions, and the pressure to convict can become overwhelming. In the case of John Demjanjuk, extradited to Israel from the United States in 1986 and held for over seven years before finally being cleared, only the dogged determination and dedication of his lawyer prevented an appalling miscarriage of justice.
