VILNIUS - A court-appointed panel of doctors unanimously said Jan. 29, that Aleksandras Lileikis is too ill to stand trial on charges of genocide for allegedly handing over 75 Jews to Nazi death squads during World War II.Lileikis, 91, has been diagnosed with various diseases, most of them cardiovascular, and doctors say they have worsened in recent months. Antanas Garmus, director general for the state forensic service and head of the medical commission investigating Lileikis, said the slightest amount of stress could kill him.The court may overrule the panel but is unlikely to contest th...
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