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==Revocation of Hamer's licence to practice medicine==
==Revocation of Hamer's licence to practice medicine==
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[[image:Burgau.jpg|old castle Burgau (Austria)|250px|thumb]]
At the end of 1985 Hamer was sued by two physicians because of the scandalous conditions in his Freunde-von-Dirk-Hamer clinic in Katzenelnbogen and the Department of Criminal Investigations confiscated material during a house search of that clinic which was then closed by authorities. Hamer moved to Köln (Cologne) in March 1986 and the district court of Cologne revoked his medical licence on April 8, 1986 <ref>case file number Az 9 K /215/87</ref>. The sentence of the Cologne district court was based on article 5 of the German Bundesärzteordnung and on two psychiatric expertises by Professor B. Pflug (University of Frankfurt) dated November 27, 1985 and February 2, 1986. Under German law the right to practice medicine can be withdrawn if the doctor's mental abilities have diminished. In an appeal court sentence of the district court sentence of Koblenz which was published, the reasons can be seen in German language: <ref>...für den Entzug der Approbation ausschließlich die besondere Persönlichkeitsstruktur des Klägers (Hamer) und nicht ein Festhalten an der Theorie von der Eisernen Regel des Krebs gewesen sei... Weiter heißt es: ...Maßgebend ist – dies sei im Hinblick auf den Inhalt der Berufungsschrift noch einmal betont – nicht, dass der Kläger „nicht unbestrittene naturwissenschaftliche Erkenntnisse“ anwendet und verbreitet, sondern mit welcher Grundeinstellung und wie er dies tut...</ref><ref>Landesprüfungsamt Hessen am 10.8.07 an Hamer: ...Sie aufgrund Ihrer wahnähnlichen Gewissheit, dass Ihre wissenschaftlichen Erkenntnisse unantastbar seien, nicht mehr in der Lage waren, Ihr praktisches ärztliches Handeln an der Hinsicht in die ärztlichen Gegebenheiten auszurichten...</ref>. The court sentence of 1986 was reconfirmed in 2003. From that date on, Hamer continued to treat patients without having a medical license or any ''Heilpraktiker''-license (license of a German naturopath).
At the end of 1985, Hamer was sued by two physicians because of the scandalous conditions in his Freunde-von-Dirk-Hamer clinic in Katzenelnbogen and the Department of Criminal Investigations confiscated material during a house search of that clinic which was then closed by authorities. Hamer moved to Köln (Cologne) in March 1986 and the district court of Cologne revoked his medical licence on April 8, 1986 <ref>case file number Az 9 K /215/87</ref>. The sentence of the Cologne district court was based on article 5 of the German Bundesärzteordnung and on two psychiatric expertises by Professor B. Pflug (University of Frankfurt) dated November 27, 1985 and February 2, 1986. Under German law the right to practice medicine can be withdrawn if the doctor's mental abilities have diminished. In an appeal court sentence of the district court sentence of Koblenz which was published, the reasons can be seen in German language: <ref>...für den Entzug der Approbation ausschließlich die besondere Persönlichkeitsstruktur des Klägers (Hamer) und nicht ein Festhalten an der Theorie von der Eisernen Regel des Krebs gewesen sei... Weiter heißt es: ...Maßgebend ist – dies sei im Hinblick auf den Inhalt der Berufungsschrift noch einmal betont – nicht, dass der Kläger „nicht unbestrittene naturwissenschaftliche Erkenntnisse“ anwendet und verbreitet, sondern mit welcher Grundeinstellung und wie er dies tut...</ref><ref>Landesprüfungsamt Hessen am 10.8.07 an Hamer: ...Sie aufgrund Ihrer wahnähnlichen Gewissheit, dass Ihre wissenschaftlichen Erkenntnisse unantastbar seien, nicht mehr in der Lage waren, Ihr praktisches ärztliches Handeln an der Hinsicht in die ärztlichen Gegebenheiten auszurichten...</ref>. The court sentence of 1986 was reconfirmed in 2003. From that date on, Hamer continued to treat patients without a medical license or any ''Heilpraktiker''-license (license of a German naturopath).
In 1990, Hamer moved to Austria and opened a ''consultation center'' in the old castle of Burgau without having a medical license for Germany or Austria. He received assistance from the mayor of Burgau, Wallner, as he helped the mayor's wife to perform a New Medicine ''conflictolysis''. But it was known later that, despite this intervention, the mayor's wife died of cancer. Officially, this consultion center was declared the Austrian branch of Hamer's publishing house ''Amici di Dirk''. Hamer received many financial donations to his bank account at that time. The consultation center in Burgau was finally closed by Austrian authorities and documents were confiscated by the police.
In 1990, Hamer moved to Austria and opened a ''consultation center'' in the old castle of Burgau without a medical license for Germany or Austria. He received assistance from the mayor of Burgau, Wallner, as Hamer helped the mayor's wife to perform a New Medicine ''conflictolysis''. As became public later the mayor's wife, despite this intervention, died of cancer. Officially, this consultation center was declared the Austrian branch of Hamer's publishing house ''Amici di Dirk''. Hamer received many financial donations to his bank account at that time. The consultation center in Burgau was finally closed by Austrian authorities and documents were confiscated by the police.
From 1997 to 1998 Hamer was in prison in Cologne. Later, in 2000 he left Germany to hide in Spain, in the village of Alhaurin el Grande near Malaga. In september 2004 he was arrested in Spain and the police handed him over to the french authorities, as there was an international arrest warrant. He left his frenche prison in february 2006 and returned back to spain where he continued to treat visiting patients or giving them advices by phone. Hamer and witnesses say that he had alwasy the feeling to be chased by people following him everywhere. Hamer left finally spain in march 2007 to hide in Norway. In two interviews he told his friends that he would prefer to hide in Norway because Norway was not part of the European community. According to Hamer, the public prosecutor of the town of Cottbus (Germany), Robinek, was accusing him now.
From 1997 to 1998 Hamer was in prison in Cologne. In 2000 he left Germany to hide in Spain, in the village of Alhaurin el Grande near Malaga. In September 2004 Hamer was arrested in Spain and extradited to France, as there was an international warrant for his arrest. Hamer was released from prison in France in February 2006 and returned to Spain where he continued the medical treatment of visiting patients or giving them advice by phone. Hamer and witnesses claim he always felt stalked by people following him everywhere. Hamer finally left Spain in March 2007, seeking refuge in Norway. In two interviews, he told his friends he prefered to hide in Norway as this country was not part of the European community. According to Hamer, he now was under investigation by the public prosecutor of the town of Cottbus (Germany), Robinek.
==Criminal story==
==Criminal Record==
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[[image:Hamerspanien.jpg|Hamer's exile in Spain|thumb]]
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[[image:Hamercartoon.jpg|Hamer's arrest in Spain as viewed by his suporters|300px|thumb]]
Hamer was violating several times german, french and austrian laws and was convicted several times in different countries, and he had to serve two times a prison-time for at least 3 years.
Hamer violated German, French, and Austrian laws on numerous occasions and was convicted several times in different countries; he served prison times twice, for at least 3 years.
*1986 Hamer is sentenced to pay 3000 DM (1500 Euro) because he treated patients without having a license. Case file number: 34 Js 85/86 district court of Cologne.
*In 1986, Hamer wass sentenced to a fine of 3,000 DM (1,500 Euro) for treating patients without a license. Case file number: 34 Js 85/86 district court of Cologne.
*The day january 22, 1992 he was sentenced in Cologne to a 6 month suspended prison-time because he treated again patients without a license. In appeal, the day 12 of february 1993 his punishment was reduced to 4 month (case 105-99/92). He tried to cure a young man with bone-cancer simply with a cast and the leg had to be amputated later. (case file numbers: 613 Ls 152/91 and 34 Js 232/89 StA Köln)
*On January 22, 1992 he was sentenced in Cologne to 6 months suspended, again for treating patients without a license. Hamer appealed and on February 12, 1993, the sentence was reduced to 4 months (case 105-99/92). He had tried to cure a young man from bone-cancer by simply applying a cast, so the leg had to be amputated later. (case file numbers: 613 Ls 152/91 and 34 Js 232/89 StA Köln)
*The day july 27, 1993 Hamer was sentenced in Austria for defamation to a suspended 6 month prison-time. (district court of Graz).
*On July 27, 1993, Hamer was sentenced to 6 months suspended for defamation in Austria. (district court of Graz).
*The parents of Olivia Pilhar were sentenced to a 8 month suspended prison-time<ref>court of Vienna- Neustadt 11.11.1996 and sentence of Oberlandesgerichtes Wien in appeal 04.09.1997. File number: GZ 4C E VR S34/95 – 189 Bl. 1082-1120, Az. 23 Bs 114/97 (Bl. 1121-1141))</ref>. Hamer could not be prosecuted in the Olivia Pilhar case because he fled out of Austria in the meantime.
*The parents of Olivia Pilhar were sentenced to 8 months suspended <ref>court of Vienna- Neustadt 11.11.1996 and appelation sentence of Oberlandesgericht Wien 04.09.1997. File number: GZ 4C E VR S34/95 – 189 Bl. 1082-1120, Az. 23 Bs 114/97 (Bl. 1121-1141))</ref>. Hamer could not be prosecuted in the Olivia Pilhar case because he had fled Austria in the meantime.
*In 1997 Hamer was arrested in Cologne and was sentenced the day september 9, 1997 by the district court of Cologne to a 19 month prison-time. He served 12 month time in jail in Cologne. Hamer was convicted because he treated again cancer patients without having a license. Several parents of patients who died after a new-medicine cure sued him. Case file number: 34 Js 178/95 Amtsgericht Köln, and a psychiatric finding attested him a ''..psycopathic personality..'' with ''..delusional persuasions..'', as recorded by the witness Leuzinger of the trial.
*In 1997, Hamer was arrested in Cologne and, on September 9, 1997, was sentenced to 19 months by the district court of Cologne. He served 12 months in jail in Cologne. Hamer once more was convicted for treating cancer patients without a license. He was sued by several parents of patients having died after a cure with New Medicine. Case file number: 34 Js 178/95 Amtsgericht Köln, and a psychiatric expert opinion attested a ''..psycopathic personality..'' with ''..delusional persuasions..'', as recorded by the witness Leuzinger.
*In the year 2001 he was sentenced in absence in France to three years of prison after beeing sued by french parents of cancer patients who died after beeing treated by the new medicine in France. An international arrest warrant was issued and Hamer was arrested in september 2004 in Spain and handed over to the french authorities. He served the prison time in France and the day february 16, 2006 he could leave the french prison and return to Spain.
*In 2001, Hamer was sentenced in absence to three years in prison in France after having been sued by French parents of cancer patients who died after treatment with New Medicine in France. An international arrest warrant was issued and Hamer was arrested in Spain in September 2004 and extradited to France. He served the time in France, was released on February 16, 2006 and returned to Spain.
*Currently (2007) he is accused of by the prosecutor Robinek in Cottbus for ''incitement of hatred against a minority of the population'' (article 130 of german criminal laws) as Hamer made many public statements in open letters and webpages againts jews and did accuse an international Jewish conspiracy. Case file number: 1653 Js 2797 / 06.
*Currently (2007) he is accused of ''incitement of hatred against a minority of the population'' (article 130 of German criminal laws) by prosecutor Robinek in Cottbus/Germany, as Hamer made many public anti-semitic statements in open letters and webpages and commented upon an alleged international Jewish conspiracy. Case file number: 1653 Js 2797 / 06.
*There is also a private court case pending against him for a large sum of money because he advised a patient against having chemotherapy.
*There is also a private court case pending, with a substantial amount of damages asked, because Hamer advised a patient against chemotherapy.
==The Olivia Pilhar case==
==The case of Olivia Pilhar==
[[image:olivia1.jpg|Olivia P. in hospital|thumb|left]]
[[image:olivia1.jpg|Olivia P. in hospital|thumb|left]]
[[image:olivia2001.jpg|Olivia years after treatment|thumb]]
[[image:olivia2001.jpg|Olivia years after treatment|thumb]]
Hamer became known in Austria and Germany mainly through the Olivia Pilhar cancer case in 1995. Olivia, then aged six, suffered from Wilms' tumor. The parents withheld effective conventional medical therapy from their child Olivia and found Hamer to be a trustworthy alternative. The Austrian authorities had to remove their rights of care and control, and the parents fled from Austria over Munich to Malaga (Spain) with the child. There, Hamer unsuccessfully treated the child using his method. The tumor continued to grow. After negotiations including the intervention of the Austrian president, the parents were persuaded to return to Austria. By then, Olivia's tumour weighed several kilograms. The child was finally given an effective medical treatment after a court order against the parents' wishes and is still alive in 2007. Her parents received an eight-month suspended jail sentence in Austria. The parents still support Hamer's method and have their own web site which explains the matter from their perspective. See details about this and other cases here: [[Victims of New Medicine]].
Hamer became known in Austria and Germany mainly through the case of Olivia Pilhar in 1995. Olivia, then aged six, suffered from a Wilms' tumor. The parents withheld effective conventional medical therapy from their child Olivia and thought Hamer a trustworthy alternative. The Austrian authorities removed their rights of child care, and the parents fled from Austria to Malaga (Spain) via Munich with the child. There, Hamer unsuccessfully treated the child, applying his method. The tumor continued to grow. After negotiations including the intervention of the Austrian president, the parents were persuaded to return to Austria. By then, Olivia's tumour weighed several kilograms. The child was finally given an effective medical treatment after a court order against the parents' wishes and is still alive in 2007. Her parents received a sentence of eight months suspended in Austria. The parents still support Hamer's method and maintain their own web site which explains the matter from their perspective. See details about this and other cases here: [[Victims of New Medicine]].
==Antisemitism==
==Antisemitism==
Hamer was often accused of using anti-semitic terminology and claiming that a genocidal Zionistic conspiracy wants him silenced. According to Hamer, Jews cure themselves with the Germanic New Medicine and prevent non-Jews from using it. Hamer goes on to allege that his ideas are well known to Jewish scientists but that they deliberately withhold this information from the rest of the world. He says the doctors of official medicine are guilty of the "most hideous crime in the whole history of mankind". The Jews have killed two billion people with morphine, chemotherapy and radiation treatment according Hamer.
Hamer was often accused of using anti-semitic terminology and claiming that a genocidal Zionist conspiracy wanted him silenced. According to Hamer, Jews cured themselves with the Germanic New Medicine and prevented non-Jews from using it. Hamer goes on to allege that his ideas were well known to Jewish scientists but that they deliberately withheld this information from the rest of the world. He says the doctors of official medicine are guilty of the "most hideous crime in the whole history of mankind". Jews allegedly had killed two billion people with morphine, chemotherapy and radiation treatment, according to Hamer.
See also: [[Iwan Götz]]
See also: [[Iwan Götz]]
==Political activities==
==Political activities==
Hamer has been accused many times to publish anti-semitic and ant-jewish statements in his public letters and on his webpages, including to deny the existence of holocaust. At the moment (2008) he
Hamer has often been accused of publishing anti-semitic and ant-Jewish statements in his public letters and on his webpages, including the denial of holocaust. At the moment (2008) he is accused of incitement of hatred against a minority of the population (article 130 of german criminal laws) by the public prosecutor of Cottbus (Germany). Hamer's image of himself as a genius misunderstood and victim of a monstrous international Jewish-Masonic-Catholic plot is received well within the extreme right. Not surprisingly, he has found supporters there and was invited by several extremist right groups to give lectures. The extremist right German paper ''Junge Freiheit'' praised him, as well as the extremist Swiss website ''Recht und Freiheit''. Among those opening their doors to Hamer was the extremist right and antisemitic Christian cult Bruderschaft Salem (Salem Brotherhood) which is known for its collaboration with the convicted German Nazi lawyer Jürgen Rieger. Hamer's cult can be described as a "supercult". With its message that all disease can be healed, spiced up with antisemitic paranoia, he can gain acceptance with a range of other cranks. According to an article in Austrian newspaper Der Standard in 1995, Hamer denied the holocaust in a conversation with a female cancer patient. Hamer did not know his patient was Jewish herself; she was horrified and reported the incident to the newspaper. Hamer's own words
is accused of incitement of hatred against a minority of the population (article 130 of german criminal laws) from the public prosecutor of Cottbus (Germany). Hamer's picture of himself as a misunderstood genius and victim of a monstrous international Jewish-Masonic-Catholic plot
Rieger. Hamer's sect could be described as a "supersect". Widi its message that all disease can be healed, spiced up with antisemitic paranoia, he can gain the acceptance of a range of other cranks. According to an article of the austrian newspaper Der Standard in 1995, Hamer denied the existence of holocaust in a conversation with a female cancer patient. What Hamer did not knew: his patient was jewish herself and was horrified and told the event to the newspaper. Hamer's own word
can be seen here: <ref>...''Die Juden haben ihre Namen köpfen lassen ...sie wurden nicht umgebracht, sie verschwanden einfach. Und lassen es sich gut gehen unter anderem Namen, auf Kosten des deutschen Volkes, das Wiedergutmachung zahlen muss. Sieben Millionen ermordete Juden leben also!...''</ref>.
can be seen here: <ref>...''Die Juden haben ihre Namen köpfen lassen ...sie wurden nicht umgebracht, sie verschwanden einfach. Und lassen es sich gut gehen unter anderem Namen, auf Kosten des deutschen Volkes, das Wiedergutmachung zahlen muss. Sieben Millionen ermordete Juden leben also!...''</ref>.
An interview of Hamer published in Italian language in 2006 further documents his denial of the holocaust <ref>...Sollen wir nun glauben daß dies alles eine wissenschaftliche Basis hat? Ich glaube noch nicht einmal an den Holocaust, jedenfalls nicht in der Weise wie er uns erzählt wird, und da bin ich natürlich nicht der Einzige. Ich glaube auch nicht nicht, dass der Mensch auf dem Mond war, und viel schlimmer, dass die Twin Towers durch Araber zum Einsturz gebracht wurden, aber daran glaubt ja nun fast niemand mehr...</ref>.
His antisemitic statements and copies of his public letters can be seen on many
His antisemitic statements and copies of his public letters can be seen on many websites. In 2006 he declared he wanted to become Reichspräsident of a future German Reich.
future Deutsches Reich.
==Conspiracy theories==
==Conspiracy theories==
According to Hamer, AIDS is not caused by the HI-Virus. He thinks that no one ever died of AIDS without having previously been told that they are HIV positive or believe that they are. The implication is that just as with cancer, it is the negative perception associated with AIDS that causes its devastating effect. Hamer also believes that man was never on the moon and the twin towers in New York have not been attacked by Al Kaida.
According to Hamer, AIDS was not caused by the HI-Virus. He believes no person ever died of AIDS without having previously been told that they were HIV positive or believed they were positive. The implication is that, same as with cancer, it was the negative perception associated with AIDS that caused its devastating effects. Hamer also believes that man was never on the moon and the twin towers in New York was not attacked by Al Kaida.
==Alleged assassination attempts==
==Alleged assassination attempts==