An 89-year old Nazi war criminal who was convicted in 1947 of war crimes may finally be jailed, after Bavarian prosecutors filed a motion to see him serve his prison sentence.

Klaas Carel Faber, a Dutch native, was convicted for his role in 22 murders and aiding Nazi occupiers in World War II by a Dutch court. He was handed a death sentence which was later commuted to life imprisonment.

However, Faber fled to Germany in 1952, where he has avoided extradition attempts due to his German citizenship. European arrest warrants were rejected, as were attempts to put him on trial in Germany, which cited a lack of evidence.

But last week, prosecutor Helmut Walter filed a motion which would keep the original 1947 Dutch verdict, meaning that Faber would serve his sentence in Germany.

A Dutch Justice Ministry spokesman told the Associated Press that they were "happy and satisfied" with the latest developments, commenting,

"It coincides with what the Netherlands saw as a possible option to get Faber behind bars.”

Efraim Zuroff, a Nazi hunter from the Wiesenthal Center in Jerusalem also remarked on the case, saying,

"It's high time that Mr. Faber ends his peaceful and tranquil life in Ingolstadt and is incarcerated for his heinous crimes."

See the full report from Associated Press here.

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Nazi killer starts jail term at 90 (16 Dec 2011)

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