Civil court rejects appeal of Carlos the Jackal's psychologist
Dr Michel Dubec found to have breached patient confidentiality when he spoke publicly of Ilich Ramírez Sánchez’s ‘psychological emptiness’
Carlos the Jackal, who was once one of the world’s most-wanted men for his involvement in international terror in the 1970s and 80s, has won a case against a renowned French psychiatrist for breach of medical confidentiality.
The 66-year-old Venezuelan national, whose real name is Ilich Ramírez Sánchez and who is serving two life sentences in France for a series of attacks and murders, filed suit against Dr Michel Dubec who examined him in prison and later alluded to his “psychological emptiness” in remarks to the press.
Imprisoned in France since 1994, Carlos accused Dubec for having breached the rules of medical confidentiality.
At issue was Dubec’s comments in an article published in March 2012 in French newspaper Le Figaro in which he spoke about the “psychological emptiness” of several criminals, among them Carlos – who filed a complaint with the medical disciplinary board.
The board found in his favour, and decided to ban Dubec from practising medicine for a month.
The doctor, who has served as an expert witness in many high profile cases, including one highly-publicised case in which a woman killed eight of her own babies, had tried to overturn the ban in an appeal to the Council of State, France’s highest judicial authority relating to public bodies.
But the court rejected his appeal this week and ruled in favour of the prisoner.
Civil court rejects appeal of Carlos the Jackal's psychologist | World news | The Guardian
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An amazing man, and a total psychopath.
It's been claimed that it's impossible to kill another human without remorse... what do you think?
Dr Michel Dubec found to have breached patient confidentiality when he spoke publicly of Ilich Ramírez Sánchez’s ‘psychological emptiness’
Carlos the Jackal, who was once one of the world’s most-wanted men for his involvement in international terror in the 1970s and 80s, has won a case against a renowned French psychiatrist for breach of medical confidentiality.
The 66-year-old Venezuelan national, whose real name is Ilich Ramírez Sánchez and who is serving two life sentences in France for a series of attacks and murders, filed suit against Dr Michel Dubec who examined him in prison and later alluded to his “psychological emptiness” in remarks to the press.
Imprisoned in France since 1994, Carlos accused Dubec for having breached the rules of medical confidentiality.
At issue was Dubec’s comments in an article published in March 2012 in French newspaper Le Figaro in which he spoke about the “psychological emptiness” of several criminals, among them Carlos – who filed a complaint with the medical disciplinary board.
The board found in his favour, and decided to ban Dubec from practising medicine for a month.
The doctor, who has served as an expert witness in many high profile cases, including one highly-publicised case in which a woman killed eight of her own babies, had tried to overturn the ban in an appeal to the Council of State, France’s highest judicial authority relating to public bodies.
But the court rejected his appeal this week and ruled in favour of the prisoner.
Civil court rejects appeal of Carlos the Jackal's psychologist | World news | The Guardian
...............................
An amazing man, and a total psychopath.
It's been claimed that it's impossible to kill another human without remorse... what do you think?