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She was a secretary to a guy who only spent 11 years in prison. So what is she expected to get for filing some papers and typing some letters for him when she was 18?
I agree that murderers should be punished. Nothing in this story indicates that she is a murderer.
Why this woman, and why now? Her identity and location were not a secret.
Previously low-level positions such as secretaries or guards were not able to be prosecuted under German law. "That changed with the conviction of John Demjanjuk in 2011, who had been a guard at the Sobibor death camp in Nazi-occupied Poland. He was convicted on 28,000 counts of accessory to murder." https://www.dw.com/en/former-nazi-ch...der/a-56503719
He died in 2012 before serving prison time as he was awaiting an appeal.
Since that case they've found they can prosecute individuals who assisted in the daily operation of a concentration camp as accessories to murder. “It’s a real milestone in judicial accountability,” said Onur Özata, a lawyer representing survivors in the trial of the former camp secretary. “The fact that a secretary in this system, a bureaucratic cog, can be brought to justice is something new.” https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/05/w...gtype=Homepage
In a similar case, a camp guard was given a two-year suspended sentence. Prosecutors were hoping for 3 years in prison. "Mr. Dey, who was tried in juvenile court because he was only 17 years old at the time, was given a two-year suspended sentence" https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/23/w...sultPosition=1
Having these people admit their role and accept responsibility is a good thing. The benefits of trying to put a 95 year old in prison for being a secretary after a lengthy trial is questionable. She went to court as a witness back in 1957 when the commandant of the camp was put on trial, so it's not as if she was trying to escape justice. They did not prosecute her at that point and now have waited 75 years after the war to start criminal proceedings against her.
These people, whether pencil pushers or actual murderers, are now quite elderly. Why did it take 75 years to find them?
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