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'''Dr. Wouter Basson''', nicknamed '''Dr. Death''',<ref name=tg/><ref>[[Document:The Octopus]]</ref> headed the apartheid [[South Africa]]n government's covert chemical and biological warfare programme from 1981 to 1993.<ref name=tg>https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/jan/30/southafrica-wouter-basson-drdeath</ref> | '''Dr. Wouter Basson''', nicknamed '''Dr. Death''',<ref name=tg/><ref>[[Document:The Octopus]]</ref> headed the apartheid [[South Africa]]n government's covert chemical and biological warfare programme from 1981 to 1993.<ref name=tg>https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/jan/30/southafrica-wouter-basson-drdeath</ref> | ||
| − | ==Criminal charges | + | ==Criminal charges== |
| − | In 2002 Basson was | + | In 2002 Basson was acquitted of 67 offences – including possession of [[illegal drugs]], [[fraud]], [[embezzlement]] of R36 million and 229 counts of [[murder]]. He denied using [[chemical weapons]] on people.<ref>http://www.sundayworld.co.za/shwashwi/2012/04/01/moegoe-of-the-week-dr-wouter-basson</ref> ''[[The Guardian]]'' reports that "Judge [[Willie Hartzenberg]] dismissed charges relating to 200 deaths in [[Namibia]] because they happened in a different country".<ref name=tg/> |
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Revision as of 03:40, 10 March 2017
 Wouter Basson    (spook, doctor) | |
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| Born | 6 July 1950 |
| Interests | WMD |
Dr. Wouter Basson, nicknamed Dr. Death,[1][2] headed the apartheid South African government's covert chemical and biological warfare programme from 1981 to 1993.[1]
Criminal charges
In 2002 Basson was acquitted of 67 offences – including possession of illegal drugs, fraud, embezzlement of R36 million and 229 counts of murder. He denied using chemical weapons on people.[3] The Guardian reports that "Judge Willie Hartzenberg dismissed charges relating to 200 deaths in Namibia because they happened in a different country".[1]
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