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What is the legal procedure when a person on trial for war crimes passes away during the trial?

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What is the legal procedure when a person on trial for war crimes passes away during the trial?
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There must be a defendant in the caser or there is not case. This means a defendant who can mount a defense. In the case of a dead person they can't do that so there is no case.
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I don't know for sure but wouldn't the trial be over? They can't punish someone who is dead.
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