Timeline: Demjanjuk Case
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Timeline: Demjanjuk Case
Key dates in the case of accused Nazi war criminal John Demjanjuk
1920
Born in Ukraine.
1942
Captured by German forces while serving in the Soviet Red Army.
1952
Demjanjuk emigrates to United States, claims to have spent much of World War II in a German prisoner of war camp. Gains
U.S. citizenship in 1958.
1977
Justice Department seeks to revoke U.S. citizenship,
alleging Demjanjuk hid past as Nazi death camp guard "Ivan the
Terrible."
alleging Demjanjuk hid past as Nazi death camp guard "Ivan the
Terrible."
1981
Citizenship revoked.
1986
Extradited to Israel for trial over his alleged role at
Treblinka.
Treblinka.
1988
Demjanjuk sentenced to death after being found guilty of
war crimes and crimes against humanity.
war crimes and crimes against humanity.
1993
Israel's Supreme Court rules 5-0 that Demjanjuk was not
"Ivan the Terrible."
"Ivan the Terrible."
1998
Regains U.S. citizenship.
1999
U.S. Justice Dept. files civil complaint against
Demjanjuk claiming he served as a guard at the Sobibor and Majdanek
camps in occupied Poland and of being a member of an SS unit.
Demjanjuk claiming he served as a guard at the Sobibor and Majdanek
camps in occupied Poland and of being a member of an SS unit.
2002
Demjanjuk's U.S. citizenship stripped for second time.
2005
U.S. immigration judge says Demjanjuk can be deported to
Germany, Poland or Ukraine.
Germany, Poland or Ukraine.
March
11
2009
German prosecutors charge Demjanjuk with
29,000 counts of accessory to murder and say they will seek
extradition from U.S.
29,000 counts of accessory to murder and say they will seek
extradition from U.S.
March
24
2009
: U.S. officials confirm they've asked Germany for travel documents needed to deport Demjanjuk.
April
14
2009
Immigration officers remove Demjanjuk from his home to federal custody in Cleveland; 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals grants emergency stay of deportation and federal
immigration authorities release Demjanjuk from custody.
immigration authorities release Demjanjuk from custody.
May
1
2009
6th Circuit revokes emergency stay, denies
additional stay of deportation.
additional stay of deportation.
May
7
2009
U.S. Supreme Court judge decides not to hear Demjanjuk's appeal, clearing way for deportation to Germany.
May
8
2009
Immigration officials serve Demjanjuk notice to surrender.
May
11
2009
Berlin court rejects appeal seeking to stop deportation; Demjanjuk leaves home by ambulance and is deported to Germany from a Cleveland airport.
May
12
2009
Demjanjuk arrives in Munich and is transferred to Stadelheim prison where a judge will read his arrest warrant.
May
24
2009
Demjanjuk is transferred to Harlaching Hospital in Munich for treatment of gout. Demjanjuk's attorney said prosecutors have still not been able to determine whether the 89-year-old is healthy enough to stand trial.
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