Board rejects Demjanjuk bid, court wants more info

CLEVELAND — A U.S. appeals court wants to see details of a medical report indicating that John Demjanjuk, who is wanted in Germany to face accusations he served as a Nazi death camp guard, is healthy enough to make that trip from Ohio safely.

The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is Demjanjuk's current legal avenue in his effort not to be deported.

The Cincinnati-based appeals court halted his deportation Tuesday with an emergency order shortly after immigration officers carried him moaning from his home in a wheelchair to start him on his journey to Germany...

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