Pdoggg Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 From Aljazeera: An unlicensed medical practitioner who infected more than 100 villagers in northwestern Cambodia with HIV by reusing unclean needles has gone on trial, his lawyer said. Yem Chhrin faces life in prison if found guilty of murder, and intentionally spreading HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, his lawyer, Em Sovann, said on Tuesday. Chhrin also faces charges of practicing medicine without a license. He was arrested last December and taken into protective custody, due to the risk of revenge lynching by residents of Roka village, where at least 106 of the 800 people tested were found to be infected with HIV. Those infected were aged between 3 to 82, and include Buddhist monks. Of those infected, at least 10 are reported to have died. Local newspapers have put the number of infected at 300. Cambodia, one of the poorest countries in the world, has inadequate health care facilities, especially in rural areas, where villagers often have no recourse but to depend on unlicensed medical practitioners who have trained themselves to treat minor ailments and to give injections. Yem Chhrin was one such practitioner. Some villagers said he had a good reputation for his years of dedicated service to the village by providing treatment even though he lacked formal training or certification. Em Sovann, the lawyer, said his client has acknowledged reusing syringes for treatment of patients. But he "has repeatedly said before the police and court officials during pre-trial detention that he had no intention to transmit the deadly virus to any of his patients," Em Sovann said. http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/10/cambodia-unlicensed-medic-trial-hiv-infections-151020063831732.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiamSam Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 What a fucking prick!!! I hope they throw the book at him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEXASMAC Posted October 22, 2015 Share Posted October 22, 2015 Should infect him with the virus and let him suffer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rotwang999 Posted April 20, 2016 Share Posted April 20, 2016 People that actually know what they are talking about http://www.duesberg.com/articles/kmreason.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xyzzy Posted April 20, 2016 Share Posted April 20, 2016 People that actually know what they are talking about http://www.duesberg.com/articles/kmreason.html Have they talked about it more recently than 22 years ago when the article was written? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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