A former member of the Waffen SS went on trial yesterday on three counts of murder for the killings of three civilians in the Netherlands during the Second World War.
Heinrich Boere, 88, admitted to the killings to Dutch authorities when he was in captivity after the war, but has managed to avoid prosecution for decades – first escaping from the Netherlands before he could be brought to trial, then successfully eluding the courts in Germany.
Outside the Aachen court building in Germany, a handful of protesters held up a pair of black banners that read "No peace for Nazi criminals", and "Don’t forgive, Don’t forget". Just before proceedings opened, cries of "Nazis get out! No fascists here!" broke out in the courtroom as two skinheads in black clothes took seats at the back.
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