Judge allows case against Demjanjuk to proceed

(Cleveland-AP) -- The Justice Department's continuing efforts to revoke the citizenship of an accused Nazi concentration camp guard<br>have gotten a boost.<br><br>A federal judge in Cleveland has denied

Friday, February 18th 2000, 12:00 am

By: News On 6

(Cleveland-AP) -- The Justice Department's continuing efforts to revoke the citizenship of an accused Nazi concentration camp guard
have gotten a boost.

A federal judge in Cleveland has denied a motion by John Demjanjuk's lawyers to dismiss the Justice Department's civil case against the 79-year-old retired auto worker.

The Ukrainian-born Demjanjuk lives in a Cleveland suburb. He lost his U-S citizenship in 1981 and regained it in 1998.

In 1988, he was sentenced to die in Israel after being convicted as the Treblinka death camp guard "Ivan the Terrible." He was freed five years later when evidence indicated he was a victim of mistaken identity.

The U-S government says Demjanjuk lied in a visa application when he said he spent World War Two as a laborer in Poland and Germany.