Demjanjuk Deemed "Fit to Stay in Jail'

John Demjanjuk, the retired US autoworker and accused Nazi guard was deported to Germany to stand trial. (A previous post is here.) Germany doctors determined that he is fit to remain in custody until trial.

He is being kept under medical observation to allow experts to determine whether he is fit to go to trial - an assessment which may take weeks.

But deputy prison director Jochen Menzel said Mr Demjanjuk was in strikingly good condition.

"He is not typical for his age... he is in better shape than usual for an 89-year-old," he told German news channel N24.