Germany court won't extradite ex-SS guard

MUNICH -- A German court has blocked the extradition to Denmark of a former member of the Nazi SS wanted in the Scandinavian country for the assassination of a journalist in 1943, it said Monday.

A senior Nazi-hunter in Israel criticized the decision, saying time and old age could not erase guilt for Nazi crimes.

Soeren Kam, an 84-year-old German citizen born in Denmark, was detained at his home in Bavaria in September 2006 on a European arrest warrant. He was released from custody in October pending a ruling on his extradition.