No stolen bodies in London exhibition, doctor says

From: The Scotsman | Date: July 24, 2002| Author: | Copyright information

GUNTHER von Hagens, the German doctor who preserves human corpses and exhibits them to the public, has denied any involvement in an illegal trade with stolen corpses from Russia.

The respected Russian daily Nezavisimaya Gazeta reported that two doctors at the Novosibirsk State Medical Academy were charged after an investigation that began last year when customs officials halted a grisly shipment addressed to the Institute for Plastination in Heidelberg, which Dr von Hagens heads.

In a statement, Dr von Hagens rejects the allegations against him and denies any Russian participation in his ...

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