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people were convicted of crimes and sent to long prison sentences due to the changes in the version. In addition, it turned out that the institute, which is supposed to be objective and impartial, refuses to cooperate with lawyers representing defendants and refuses to give them opinions, if they are contrary to the position of the prosecution in the case. After the broadcast of the article, the director of the
Institute of Forensic Medicine, Dr. Chen Kogel, who was involved in the investigation before he took office, gave an interview in which he said: "If there is someone who sits in prison because of an incorrect opinion of the Institute of Forensic Medicine, it is terrible and terrible. I tell my doctors: 'May your hand tremble when you sign the opinion. Your signature puts people in prison for years''
225:. "It concerns me to the extent that I want it to be investigated. But whether it's true or not—I have no idea, I have no clue." In an interview with an Israeli newspaper, Boström said his allegations were based on hearsay: "What I experienced during this day is many people from Israel who called me haven't read the article. So they think I'm accusing the IDF of stealing organs. That's not what I'm doing. I just recorded the Palestinian families saying that."
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