The head of South Africa鈥檚 secret chemical and biological weapons programme during the apartheid era has been acquitted on 46 charges of fraud, assault and murder after a trial lasting more than two years. Wouter Basson, dubbed 鈥淒r Death鈥�, was accused of experimenting on prisoners with lethal agents, planning to assassinate Nelson Mandela with thallium, and nearly killing an anti-apartheid activist by dusting his underwear with the organophosphate paraoxon. But evidence from the government prosecution team was repeatedly disallowed by the trial judge. The government has said it will appeal.
More from New Scientist
Explore the latest news, articles and features
Space
A robot called GIMLI will explore a lunar cave for a future moon base
91色情片
91色情片
The economic benefits of the covid vaccines may be double what we thought
News
Humans
Tomb in Siberia reveals humans were using cannabis 2800 years ago
News
Technology
Google shouldn鈥檛 be pressuring schools to use its AI
91色情片
Popular articles
Trending New Scientist articles