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Eichmann was charged with fifteen counts of violating the Nazis and Nazi Collaborators (Punishment) Law. [7] His trial began on 11 April 1961 and was presided over by three judges: Moshe Landau, Benjamin Halevy, and Yitzhak Raveh. [8] Convicted on all fifteen counts, Eichmann was sentenced to death.
[198] [201] When considering the sentence, the judges concluded that Eichmann had not merely been following orders, but believed in the Nazi cause wholeheartedly and had been a key perpetrator of the genocide. [202] On 15 December 1961, Eichmann was sentenced to death by hanging. [203]
Eichmann was charged with fifteen counts of violating the law, including multiple counts of crimes against the Jewish people, crimes against humanity against both Jews and non-Jews, and war crimes. [66] Convicted on all counts, Eichmann was sentenced to death. He appealed to the Supreme Court, which confirmed the convictions and the sentence.
The last death sentence in Israel was handed down in 1988, when John Demjanjuk was sentenced to death for war crimes and crimes against humanity; his sentence (and conviction) was subsequently overturned in 1993 following an appeal to the Israeli Supreme Court. No death sentences have been sought by Israeli prosecutors since the 1990s.
Ich jagte Eichmann: Tatsachenbericht (I chased Eichmann. A true story) [14] was published six weeks before the trial opened in spring 1961. Wiesenthal helped the prosecution prepare their case and attended a portion of the trial. [54] Eichmann was sentenced to death and was hanged on 1 June 1962. [47]
Nagar's identity as Eichmann's executioner was kept secret for 30 years due to fear of reprisals, until it was discovered and revealed by journalists in 1992. [2] They had been researching a radio program on the anniversary of Eichmann's death, reviewing prison records and talking to former prison employees.
On 1 October 1946, the IMT sentenced him to death by hanging. [60] Kaltenbrunner's body after execution by hanging on 16 October 1946. Kaltenbrunner was executed on 16 October 1946, around 1:15 am, in Nuremberg.
The Death Sentence in the Case of Adolf Eichmann: A Letter to His Excellency Itzhak Ben-Zvi, President of the State of Israel, Jerusalem, [Pittsburgh], 1962. "Man with an Unspotted Conscience: Adolf Eichmann's Role in the Nazi Mania Is Weighed in Hannah Arendt's New Book" (pamphlet), [New York], 1963.