[000:00:00;00] ah ah ah, this is dw news coming to live from berlin, one of germany's last holocaust trials, a 97 year old woman is found guilty over the deaths of more than 10000 people and

in nazi concentration camp. also coming out russia's war is not going to plan. vladimir putin admits the situation in some illegally, annexed ukrainian territories, is extremely difficult. and the committee investigating the january 6th attack on the u. s. capital recommends criminal charges against donald trump. 4 counts, including inciting an insurrection. plus the football world cup champions are back home. argentina receive argentina receive a heroes welcomed the president declares of national holiday so the old nation can celebrate. ah hello, i'm terry martin. thanks for joining us. it's been nearly 80 years since the crime was committed. but today a court in germany has found

a 97 year old woman guilty of complicity in the murder of more than 10000 people in a nazi concentration cap. the defendant of former secretary at stood hoff camp was given a 2 year suspended sentence. in a moment we'll have more on what that verdict means. but 1st let's hear from a survivor. oh, the concentration mm hm. equal delay. i wanted to live here voted, i did not want to die as well. it was easy to die and it was hard to live live. maybe that's what kept me going like that. i don't know how much i was right in the end of the heart. i have 11 great grandchildren in the 11th is on the way it's digital division. i'm a rich man. no i. gemma being alive. it's still a miracle for up on our. he's one of the last survivors of the showa. the 94 year old regularly travels from israel to germany to tell his story of how he spent his

teenage years in concentration camps. in 1944, the germans deported him and his family from lithuania to the concentration camp of sto, talk in what is poland today is incapacity issue. when we're brought to straighten holiday norma, we were still halfway normal. it like that. we were dressed in our own clothes until then we live with our family in the ghetto, even though we were locked out, i just felt wrong, but instead, hosting, we began to feel that we would no longer a family identity isn't kind of coming in now or is mother hannah, and his little brother, bella, were deported to auschwitz and killed in july 1944. that was also the time 18 year old em got f worked inch to 12, serving as chief secretary to the camps. commander f has mostly kept silent, stating she felt sorry to have been instilled 12, but that she didn't know about the killing that was allegedly going on below her

window for now or what she said doesn't matter. anyway, miss helen for us. i wish grandma, if she did anything wrong or the old committed a crime. oh, you're in fresh trouble. why did they wait until today? home went on, give out the business. marriage income on merely shelter. you can't tell me fairy tales. digressions the biggest fish mellow let go. but for many survivors and their descendants, this trial is sending a signal says lawyer or not visitor. his copper fonts afford em, this is to nettie, they are not demanding these criminal proceedings as an act of revenge. few been off, it is also important to many survivors to testify. that is to stand in court and tell their story assistance because what they also say is, but we don't want it to be forgotten. the boy knew this for guessing both. so a germany court has just convicted

a woman of contributing to the murder of over 10000 people or nazi concentration camp. she was given a 2 year suspended sentence. i spoke about that with efraim, sore up, the director of the seamen beason tal center in israel. he has helped bring many nazi war criminals to trial. i asked him if he considers the verdict in this trial . appropriate is the best sentence. so we could have gotten because she's been trying to jury know what's best part of the problem here. in a certain respect, this has been his sentence is absolutely absurd. the closest to spend, the sentence means that the sense will only be implemented. suppose to repeat the cry, and obviously she's not about to repeat the crime, nor is lula day who served as a watched our broad shoulders and also garrison centers. during this trial, the defendant remained largely silent until the end,

when she said quota that she was sorry for everything that happened. what you make of that apology to my mind. it's absolutely ludicrous, because if what she's apologizing for what she didn't know that people were being burnished, went off in a report just now we saw a holocaust survivor who accused the german judiciary of doing nothing for many years and then only going after what he called the small fish do you share that assessment? this unless that's a truthful assessment, but what he doesn't know badly is that harper poor verna who is the 2nd coming back of the dos and who was a superior, was convicted was and was incarcerated for 9 years. west germany, so essentially generally through, in other words, you statement in general is true that many of the big fish got away. and these people, a minor figures, but listen,

the passage of time in low weight diminishes the guilt of the killers. the old age is not a excuse or a reason why people should not be brought to justice. and this is what we owe we all to the victims and their families. that any person who was involved in these crimes, ah, you know, should be, should pay for them. and i could just point out that in the previous trial of, of blue day also serv. dish of the judge and, and maya goring gave a brilliant verdict in which you slain. she ripped to pieces, all the arguments against these trials. in other words, because of the advanced age defended the time that passed the fact that more serious senior people of a senior rank. and when i brought to justice. and she basically said in, in crimes of a tragedy like the holocaust is no such thing as a small car. right. so some 80 years have passed. now. some are

saying this may be the last trial of its kind. do you think that's the case? this is over 40 years ago, a book was already written about the i think, was about romberg trial, the trial and unified germany. and the title was the last night. i could tell you that more than a 100 nasty walker, those were convicted in the interim. so i wouldn't run or rush just to call this the last try. i know for a fact that we are busy trying to find a survivors from the ravaged, burg ravaged, brook, excuse me. camps in northern germany who can testify against a person who served as a guy. both of them s k been in the women's chair, and his schedule is to be brought to justice in the coming months and there are more additional investigations going on. so your work continues, you have spent much of your life helping to bring nancy war criminals to trial. looking back at those years,

how would you describe germany's efforts to confront it's not c passed? until the 14 years ago, in order to prosecutor not to work criminal in the federal republic? you have to prove that that person had committed a specific crime against a specific victim and actually to know the name of the victim and there and that the motivation was racial hatred. how do you do listening? like, thank god, 2 lawyers weren't in college still at the central office for the clarification that you walk rhymes, thomas, father and jesse gets it. we're able to convince could shrill who's the director to change the policy and bring people who were, unless a roles to trial and out of murder, but of accessories to murder. and that was actually because of what happened to the

plan is of $911.00. the attack of the twin towers in new york who were living in hamburg and the german judiciary correctly wanted to bring these people to justice . but with the session will have it at that were actually one of the planes in was a suicide bomber of the others didn't pull the trigger, but they helped carry out this terrible crime. and by accusing them of excessively the justice, they could be brought to justice. and i mean, i'm assuming they're still in jail at this point. so are you saying that there has been improvement in terms of the least the legal code in going after nazi war criminals in germany? no question. this change has been very, very dramatic. if the germans in that change, the requirements to bring that to justice, that wouldn't have been a single one of these trials. ok, efraim thorough director of the seaman visa call center in israel. thank you very

much for talking with us. you're welcome. now to the war in ukraine and russian appointed leaders and illegally annexed areas of ukraine are being honored by russian president vladimir putin in a special ceremony. the event comes as the kremlin marks the official holiday of russia's security forces in a video address, putting paid tribute to russian security services working and the done. yes, the hans ass on ends of a risha regions the kremlin announced the annexation of the 4 territories in september, following referendums, which have been denounced as a sham by and many western nations. today putting said the situation there was extremely difficult in that citizens were relying on russian forces for protection . so putting is trying to rally support for his war, giving a special tension to those living in the territories of ukraine he illegally annex . earlier i asked our correspondent nick connelly in key of what he knows about the

situation in those territories. i mean, it is very tough. images have come out in recent days from mary paul, the city that was virtually destroyed at the beginning. this war when russian troops took it from ukraine and little has improved there. there's been a bit of construction for the t. v. cameras. but as we understand lots people there without power. so that water living basing in the ruins of a city and anyone who really has an option is trying to get out situation isn't quite as extreme everywhere, but it's definitely not anywhere near where the criminal wants it to be. they just don't have the resources to offer people the kind of improvement their lives that may be, you know, see them come to terms of the russian control. but more importantly, i think in this address is, was about basically also telling off rushes security services. for fact, that ukraine's intelligence is still operating. these places, lots of ukrainian officials who stop working for russia are now being attacked, sometimes being killed. and we've seen ukrainian attacks also within russia proper

against russian military target. so this was really a wake up call and a kind of reminder that he expects more, he called on them to go after what he called saboteurs and traitors. and israel said this is the war that is now gradually kind of happening on russian territory and not just in ukraine. ok, let's talk about the situation and in you, in key of where you are, nick, car rushes, drone strikes on the capital. they are continuing, how is the cities critical infrastructure holding up next itself? i mean, you might be able to see it's pretty chilly here, and it is scheduled to get even colder in the weeks to come. power is switch off routinely. it's not back to a kind of time table of blackouts as was the case before these most recent strikes . heating that he kind of central air heating system seems to be holding up a bit better than that. but largely people have kind of come to terms that have found alternative. they have power banks, they basically can organize their lives around the time when power is available.

and some people have moved from big cities to smaller villages, to country houses, where they can heat with wood, where they can set up a generator and kind of work out their own kind of plan to get through this winter . so it's difficult, but there's no real panic and people seem to be finding the ways to kind of get round these issues. nick, thank you so much. shar correspondent, nick conley in the ukrainian capital, kia. here's a quick look. it's more stories making headlines around the world. pakistan says it's special forces have re taken a security facility seized by the taliban. it's unclear how many people died in the operation. telephone militants held an interrogation, sent her overpowered police and took them hostage on sunday. they were demanding safe passage to neighboring afghanistan. thailand's navy says it has rescued a sailor. 2 days after a warship sank in rough weather with 30 people on board. for bodies have been recovered, survivors have described chaotic scenes when the ship went down. the navy commander

has confirmed rumors that there were not enough life jackets for every one on board . former movie producer harvey weinstein has been found guilty and the 2nd rape trial. a jury and los angeles found the 70 year old guilty of the rape and sexual assault of one of his 4 accusers. he's already serving in 23 years sentence for similar charges after being convicted by or to new york. does prime minister mark router has apologized for the netherlands roll and slavery, describing it as a crime against humanity. hundreds of thousands of people around the world were enslaved and sold by dutch merchants over centuries. slave labor generated huge profits for the dutch the u. s. committee investigating the january 6th capital riot has recommended that charges be brought against donald trump, for inciting an insurrection and obstructing an official proceeding. the democratic

lead panel said the former president intended to disrupt the peaceful transition of power. after losing the 2020 election recommendations are non binding and will now go to a special council appointed by the us attorney general. i feel died when a violent mob storm the capital last year. i false. we knew that dozens of state for more of us bringing johan is tim here, he's with the german institute for international and security affairs i ring with us now. how likely is it that donald trump will be prosecuted or perhaps even convicted on the alleged offences? that decision is up to the justice department. that january 6th committee has made a recommendation to the justice department to prosecute trump. but the decision life with the justice department with the attorney general and with the special prosecutor, jack smith that has been appointed. and i'm sure that the justice department was

looking into the matter is examining the evidence that it has gotten from the january 6th committee. but a decision has not been made yet. okay. yeah, we, we know a decision hasn't been made yet. i was just wondering how likely you think it is that it will actually lead to prosecution. do you have any idea about that? i'm pretty sure that the justice department is going to prosecute trump for the documents case, but the case that he took secret documents and documents to, to mar log or instead of turning them over to the national archive. because they're, the evidence is very clear. the problem with this case is it's a little bit tricky to make the connection for a criminal prosecution. that trauma really excited, the mob, the january 6 committee has turned up a lot of evidence from questioning. witnesses from are getting an access to communications so that the case is pretty strong, but i think the bar for a criminal prosecution is still a bit higher than in the other case. nevertheless,

i think that trump will be charged on some accounts. if trump were successfully prosecuted, would that prevent him from running for president again? legally had we're not, there's nothing that prevents even that he's convicted, that prevents from running a campaign to happen, candidates in the past to run campaigns from jail. however, i think that this case has damaged his reputation a lot. and in the event that you will actually be convicted and found guilty on wrong jury, and found guilty of inciting them off january 6th. and this will harm his chances of conducting effect successful campaign. he's losing support among the republican establishment. he still has a lot of fans among the bays among the electorate, but they are getting less and i think if he gets convicted,

that will probably be the end of his campaign. ok, you say all this is damaged him, but trumpet his followers have portrayed this investigation is as of politically motivated, which aunt assuming that trump does not go to jail, could he end up profiting from all this publicity? i think that is very unlikely. i think her given that's the last midterm elections went bad for tom's candidate, which was already an indication that people are getting tired of some of his more outlandish claims that it won't benefit in will probably lead to the fact that more republican voters will look for alternatives that they want to look forward if they went to look for someone who can actually win elections for them. there is of course, a part of the base which are hard for supporters and this won't change their mind. so at least one 3rd of the republican motors lotus, read, identify as republican,

will stick to trump no matter what this one shapes out look at all, but i think on the margin it will make a difference. will effective swing voters? it won't affect people who weren't position republican party putting in congress, so it will damage from in the long term. you 100. thank you very much for talking with us. that was you, hon. is tim from the german institute for international insecurity fairs. well, well international concerns are growing over the impact of china's new coven strategy. how that might affect the rest of the world. u. s. state department spokesman ned price said that any time the virus was spreading, it had the potential to mutate and pose a threat to people everywhere. china is battling away, but the infections since relaxing its strict, 0 coven policy 2 weeks ago. in the chinese capital, smoke billows from a credit soviet. it's

a facility in high demand. the car park is full and more vehicles keep arriving. its been around a fortnight since china ease some of its strict curb restrictions. and now bay jing appears to be in the grip of a new wave of infections. on monday, officials are ported. the country's 1st coven related deaths in weeks that there are dows over the official count. oh, here will and it can't be avoided. if you get it, you get a chance to look after your infected, it depends on the individual's health. you have to decide if your well or not woman, we're trying our best not to spread it to the elderly or children. that's all i can say. pressure does seem to be mounting on the health system as the number of cases increase. there are now hundreds of the so called fever clinics in beijing alone, offering people access to medication and medical advice to a legal guidance. we've turned many empty, makeshift, hospitals, stadiums,

exhibition holes, and other venues and to service centers for patients with fever to treat them and relieve pressure on the fever clinics and medical institutions. sally, the high demand for medical supplies has also led to shortages elsewhere. here in hong kong, people are buying pain killers and test kits to sent home to relatives in mainland china garza with your google. i was worried because when i 1st bought the medicine, i heard the delivery back home could take up to a month. but right now, the only thing we can do is send medication as soon as possible. there is nothing else we can do. health experts have said publicly that china could see infections peak in a month or 2. but the coming weeks will show just how well prepared the country is to cope with the surgeon cases and potentially more debts as it tries to open up. argentinians are giving their national football team

a heroes welcome after the side returned home with the world cup. though the world champions arrived in witness iris just before 3 am local time. they were still greeted by thousands of cheering fans. and official victory parade is planned in the capital later today, and people are already filling the streets and anticipation of that argentina has been celebrating ever since. the nail biting final went its way and a penalty shoot out on sun d w's. alejandro bossier is in when his irish i asked him about the atmosphere in the city center, as fans gathered welcomed their national squad. is the mood is a big party, may be the greatest party in argentina and history. and there was controversy about is a holiday because the parent is govern. has the theory, the opposition has the criticized seats and the said on the state pro is far from

when the site is a do not participate, but here there will be media. oh, perhaps millions of people here in downtown when the site is to see the national team, the war champions. and they will celebrate. if they are families with little children, they are out of young people. they will sort of rates surely is singing us the seeing is the 90 minutes. if every game they will shout, then the drink beer burnett, with coca cola burnett, is in italian spirit, very popular here, notion, tina, they will eat jodi find the d because a social sandwich and celebrate all the day. just how the, how the actually the team is going to be presented there to day. is there going to be a big parade? yes, a big grey the day with this chart from the training center of the audience and football association in a say it close to the airport and international report of when the site is and they will go through

a highways and avenues from where the site is. to see if the people, the players wants to see the people and the people wants to see the players. and these will be a big party that maybe would last is 7 or 8 hours. there's been a lot of speculation about the teams. captain leon a messy of course, so people are very excited about that. do you think you'll continue to play or is he going to end his career now that he finally has a world cup trophy minutes later the she won the war a cap, a messy said that it was last work up a p a t or what she what you wanted to but he said that he will play some more games with the national team because he wants to play with champion, maybe 3 more games because he would arrive $200.00 games with the national

t. l. a 100. thank you so much. that was our correspond a 100 proposal there in when it's iris. thank you. so what about the runners up in the world camp? well, thousands gathered at paris is past lit up, cold, cold, despite chilly evening to welcome the french national team. a day after the last 2 argentina valon door winner kareem bens emma announced that he was retiring from international football. after being kept out with the team by injury and the biggest war of the night, of course went to superstar killian and buffy, whose 3 goal performance helped ensure an epic and unforgettable world cup final. here watching g w news from berlin. just reminder, the top story we're following for you. a court in germany has found a 97 year old woman guilty of complicity in the murder of more than 10000 people in

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