This is a show trial pure and simple. The Germans want to prove to the world that non-Germans participated in the Holocaust which is why they want to make an example out of John Demjanjuk. Never mind the fact that Demjanjuk was already tried in Israel and served time in prison and later released because it was proved that he was not Ivan the Terrible. War crimes trials were originally intended to try the major leaders and policy makers of beligerent countries violating international law like what happened at Nuremberg. They were not intended to go after low level camp guards who were conscripted into the German ranks like John Demjanjuk. It is highly unlikely that there are any major Nazi war criminals alive today—all of which makes Demjanjuk a convenient scapegoat for this outrageous show trial..
That's good advice, since he is not now facing charges of being Ivan the Terrible.