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‘Among all criminals and murderers, the most dangerous type is the criminal physician.’

issue 07 July 2007

‘Among all criminals and murderers, the most dangerous type is the criminal physician.’

‘Among all criminals and murderers, the most dangerous type is the criminal physician.’ So said Dr Miklos Nyiszli, a Jewish prisoner at Auschwitz who acted as pathologist to Josef Mengele. The unspeakable depravities of the Nazi doctors were catalogued at the Nuremberg Medical Trial, which led to the conviction of 15 German physicians and scientists.

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