Former Nazi SS member admits to murder of Dutch civilians
Heinrich Boere announced in an Aachen state court on Tuesday that he killed three Dutch civilian resistance fighters at the end of World War II.
Boere said the three were a bicycle-shop owner, a pharmacist, and another civilian.
Murders "weren't a crime"
He told prosecutors, however, that he did not kill the men in cold blood.
"At no point did I feel like I was committing a crime. Now I see things from a different perspective," he said.
Boere said that as a soldier he was just following the orders of his superior officers who told him to execute the Dutch citizens. Boere's legal team is most likely to use a mental non-responsibility defense to try to win his acquittal.
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Boere said the three were a bicycle-shop owner, a pharmacist, and another civilian.
Murders "weren't a crime"
He told prosecutors, however, that he did not kill the men in cold blood.
"At no point did I feel like I was committing a crime. Now I see things from a different perspective," he said.
Boere said that as a soldier he was just following the orders of his superior officers who told him to execute the Dutch citizens. Boere's legal team is most likely to use a mental non-responsibility defense to try to win his acquittal.