In a psychiatric
institution in Heiloo, psychiatric patients who have heavy illnesses, and thus
cannot make decisions of their own free will, have been used illegally as
subjects for testing new medications.
The researcher had permission to do such tests solely on ambulant
patients who are able to make decisions for themselves. The caretaker who has brought the study out
to the public has been dismissed, and been told that if she discloses any
further information, she will be given a high fine. Law professor Frans van Wijman says that
deviating from research protocol is forbidden and that it may be considered a
crime, which can lead to prosecution.
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