Ludwig Minelli
I hope that the investigation doesn't drive him to suicide!
Posted on 06/24/2010 5:12:46 PM PDT by iowamark
The founder of controversial Swiss suicide firm Dignitas has become a millionaire since setting up the group, it has been claimed.
Ludwig Minelli was virtually penniless when he founded Dignitas 12 years ago.
But, according to a new probe into the organisation, by 2007 he was worth more than £1million.
Although assisted suicide is legal in Switzerland, it is against the law to profit financially from someone’s death.
The investigation by respected Swiss magazine Beobachter says Mr Minelli is 'skating on thin ice'.
The report, headlined ‘Unexplained Wealth’, poses the question: 'How could a 77-year-old pensioner amass so much wealth?'
It says the former journalist, who is also a qualified lawyer, had no assets in 1998 but is now worth a fortune and owns a large house near Zurich.
Accounting records obtained by the magazine claim to show Mr Minelli’s personal wealth reached almost two million Swiss francs (£1.2 million) by 2007.
His taxable income was 162,000 Swiss francs (£97,800) and his taxable assets were 1,998,000 Swiss francs (£1.2 million)...
One nurse who assisted 30 deaths during her two and a half years at the clinic said she was so disturbed by its activities that she quit her job.
Soraya Wernli, who left Dignitas in 2005, has spoken to police about her concerns, saying she is convinced Dignitas is a money-making machine.
She said: 'I joined because I believed it was a good organisation which helped the terminally ill end their suffering but I came to realise it was really something different. It was all done for money...
Dignitas is often at the centre of controversy. Last month details emerged of a patient suffering from paranoid schizophrenia who was given drugs to end his life...
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I hope that the investigation doesn't drive him to suicide!
Why does this not surprise me? If he’s raking in all these riches by preying on people who are afraid of lingering illness, incapacity, or burdening their families, he’s lower than low.
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