MUNICH — The trial of John Demjanjuk on Nazi war crimes charges has been abruptly canceled for the day after a doctor said the defendant had become ill and could not come to court.
Presiding Judge Ralph Alt says the doctor ruled that Demjanjuk could not be brought to court for Wednesday's session after he registered a fever that continued to rise even after medication.
The trial is now scheduled to resume Dec. 21.
The retired Ohio autoworker being tried on charges of being an accessory to the murder of 27,900 Jews in the Sobibor camp.
He denies the charges and says he is the victim of mistaken identity.
The 89-year-old Demjanjuk was deported from the United States in May to stand trial in Germany.
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