Racism & fascism - new material (41)
01 March 2003
"Strafrechtlich nicht relevant" ("Not within the remit of criminal law"). Rote Hilfe, nos 2 & 3, 2002, C 2778 F., pp 32-33, E. 2. When Achidi J, a Nigerian migrant, died in Hamburg in December 2001 after he was force-fed emetics on suspicion of drug dealing (Statewatch vol 11 no 6), a Hamburg law firm initiated legal proceedings against the responsible doctor and police officer on behalf of the young man's parents. It took the public prosecution three months to even formulate a reply to the charge, six months later the authorities still had no investigation file on the case. After the law firm threatened action against the public prosecution, the latter finally claimed that a medical examination by a Berlin university clinic found the victim had died due to a collapse of his blood circulation system and a severe heart condition. Achidi was 19-years old and a medical examination prior to the use of emetics had not found such a heart condition. The article further provides detailed background information on the use of emetics and the arguments by doctors and lawyers against it. Available from: Rote Hilfe, Postfach 6444, 24125 Kiel, Germany, Tel & Fax: 0049-431-75141.