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Message: [QUOTE="Queen, post: 86315, member: 27"] Years of procedural drag have turned accountability into a waiting game, with evidence fading and the outcome hanging on whether time itself wrecked the case. Court fight over endless delays [LIST] [*]Dr Wouter Basson pushed back in the Gauteng High Court over dragged-out discipline. [*]Basson’s lawyers argued that lost time wrecked any shot at fairness. [*]Proceedings stalled again after Professor Daan Knobel died. [*]Outcome hinges on whether the delay counts as real damage. [/LIST] Allegations tied to apartheid weapons work [LIST] [*]Dr Wouter Basson previously ran Project Coast for the apartheid authorities. [*]Basson oversaw chemical and biological projects beyond defensive claims. [*]Program activity stretched across the 1980s into the early 1990s. [*]Work reportedly involved toxins and covert operational tools. [/LIST] History of criminal and ethics cases [LIST] [*]Dr Wouter Basson faced criminal charges and later walked free. [*]Acquittal followed rulings blocking evidence linked to state secrecy. [*]The Health Professions Council of South Africa then opened ethics proceedings. [*]Council hearings are reset repeatedly after appeals and biased findings. [/LIST] Arguments about harm from lost evidence [LIST] [*]Dr Wouter Basson says witness deaths gutted his defense options. [*]Basson’s team flagged fading memories and missing records. [*]Counsel framed delays as violating speedy-hearing rights. [*]The claim centers on damage, not innocence debates. [/LIST] Council response and public cost [LIST] [*]Health Professions Council of South Africa blamed Basson for stalling tactics. [*]Council cited funding disputes as repeated slowdown triggers. [*]State funding means taxpayers bankroll both legal sides. [*]Officials argue standards matter even decades later. [/LIST] Current status and possible outcomes [LIST] [*]Dr Wouter Basson awaits a reserved ruling from Judge Selby Baqwa. [*]Basson could exit permanently if a stay is granted. [*]Council may appeal if the bid succeeds. [*]Failure means renewed hearings, risking loss of practice rights. [/LIST] [/QUOTE]

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