RT: Danes charge CDC-linked Autism Researcher Thorsen with Tax Evasion

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By Ulla sen

In 2002 a Danish group of researchers headed by medical doctor Poul Thorsen,

Aarhus University, repudiated a connection between MMR-vaccine and the

occurrence of autism. The following year, 2003, Poul Thorsen's team succeded in

repudiating a connection between mercury in vaccines and the occurrence of

autism. These scientific results, published in prestigious medical journals,

were broadcast the world over and received a huge amount of international

attention.

Now – less than a decade later – maybe the international public, or at least

those concerned with the expanding epidemic of autism, should pay attention to

what is going on these days in Denmark.

In that country the Prosecution of Eastern Jutland has charged the former autism

researcher Thorsen with coarse tax evasion concerning an amount of fully 6.4

million Danish crowns.

For this deed the Prosecution claims that Poul Thorsen must be punished with

prison. Thorsen on the other hand - according to a leading Danish news agency -

claims that he is not guilty.

In the indictment it is stated, that Poul Thorsen during the years 2001-2005 has

evaded income from fees, salary or the like for 6.430.768 danish crowns. By

these illegal acts the public has been denied 3.470.020 danish crowns in tax.

He is furthermore accused of having evaded paying the state 514.455 crowns in

contribution to the labour market from 2001-2005.

" NO COMMENTS " FROM AARHUS UNIVERSITY

The management at Aarhus University declined to comment on the charges. – " We

neither comment on tax cases belonging to present or former employees. This we

consider a private matter, " says chief of press relations at Aarhus University,

Anders Correll to Danish Daily Information.

The charge has been prepared by the department of organized crime at the police

of Eastern Jutland. The authorities are asking for prison time and a fine of at

least 3.984.000 Danish crowns.

According to police assessor Lars sen, the police of Eastern Jutland had

finished the investigation of the tax case of the former researcher as long ago

as March 2009, when some " complications " occurred. For that reason a meeting in

court was held during that spring to hear the opinion of the accused on whether

eventual new charges should be included in the pending case or be treated

independently. It was decided to keep the two cases separated.

The other case that is still being investigated by the police of Eastern Jutland

involves Aarhus University.

The public learned that something was wrong at Aarhus University, when a local

newspaper during February 2010 wrote that the university had been deceived and

was lacking 10 million Danish crowns at the bottom line because of fraud.

However already on January 22, 2010, Aarhus University had issued a statement in

English informing the public, that the university no longer collaborated with

its former employee, Poul Thorsen.

The statement that renounces the researcher was signed by the managing director

of Aarhus University, Jørgen Jørgensen.

THORSEN CONTINUED TO BE DATA-RESPONSIBLE

However strange it may seem, according to the homepage of Danish Data Protection

Agency some level of connection has continued to exist between Aarhus University

and the researcher.

If one searched the name of " Poul Thorsen " as late as of March 1, 2011, it

appeared, that he was still data-responsible for three Danish data registers.

Two of those were about autism!