Israel Supreme Court judge who prosecuted Adolf Eichmann dies at 94

An Israeli judge with a distinguished career including the prosecution of one of the world's most famous Nazis has passed away aged 94.

Gabriel Bach, who himself was born in Germany, was part of the legal team that tried Adolf Eichmann for crimes against humanity in Jerusalem in 1961.

1920px-Gavriel Bach at Eichman trial

Prosecutor Gavriel Bach at Eichman's trial in Jerusalem in 1961 (National Photo archive of Israel)

Bach's role on the prosecution team was as a state’s attorney who compiled evidence for the trial that led to Eichmann being hanged in June 1962. Eichmann's trial lasted several months and ended in him being convicted on all 15 counts and sentenced to death.