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Police Search Australian
Euthanasia Group’s Office
Australian
police executed a search warrant August 5 on the offices of Exit
International, the pro-euthanasia group led by Philip Nitschke,
according to Australian Associated Press (AAP). Nitschke told
AAP that homicide detectives were looking for information about
the death of Inger Rijn in May.
Rijn and her husband Victor “were
active members of Exit International, had attended meetings and
collected information from the group,” AAP reported. While not
confirming that the investigation involved Inger Rijn, a
Victoria police spokeswoman told AAP that the search warrant
concerned an alleged assisted suicide case.
Nitschke is a well-known
proponent of assisted suicide, and his group has been the
subject of several police investigations, according to The Age.
Nitschke complained about the most recent search of the offices.
“There have never been any charges laid. We are getting a bit
fed up with this,” he told The Age. “This is not the first time
the police have arrived at our [Melbourne] office out of the
blue. The same happened in November 2009 over the suicide of
another Exit member.”
Despite Nitschke’s objections,
the police insisted the search followed protocol and was
conducted with “sensitivity,” The Age reported. There has been
no indication yet whether any charges will be filed. |