A Durban dentist has been convicted of culpable homicide after a patient died during illegal Ibogaine therapy at an unregistered clinic.
The High Court in Durban convicted a dentist of culpable homicide after a patient died during illegal Ibogaine treatment at an unregistered addiction clinic.A Durban dentist has been convicted of culpable homicide after a patient at his unregistered addiction centre died of a heart attack during an illegal psychedelic substance treatment.
According to National Prosecuting Authority regional spokesperson Natasha Ramkisson-Kara, the facility was not registered with the Department of Social Development as a treatment centre, nor was it registered with the Department of Health as a detoxification centre.“Jeewa was aware that such registration was a prerequisite to operating such a facility. The Minds Alive website contained information relating to the services offered by the centre and by Jeewa,” Ramkisson-Kara said.
“While Jeewa was authorised to import a dry plant material for research purposes, he used this dry plant material to manufacture preparations containing Ibogaine without a licence to do so. He further dispensed, sold, and exported such preparations without a licence or other authorisation to do so,” Ramkisson-Kara said.The victim in the case, Milos Martinovic, was a Canadian and French citizen who was addicted to Oxycontin and Xanax .
“Jeewa told him to continue taking the OxyContin and Xanax tablets to avoid the withdrawal symptoms associated with the abrupt discontinuation of a drug but to try to reduce his intake in preparation for the Ibogaine therapy. Jeewa effectively directed Martinovic to self-medicate with no supervision,” Ramkisson-Kara said.On 7 November 2017, Martinovic was admitted to Minds Alive, and under Jeewa’s instructions, a nurse administered Ibogaine capsules to him.
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