An Israeli committee will look into an autopsy performed on a soldier. Health Minister Dan Naveh announced Tuesday that he would appoint a committee to look into the autopsy of Daniel Hiller, who died in service two years ago. Naveh’s decision came in the wake of growing public criticism of state coroner Yehuda Hiss for allegedly misusing the organs of deceased soldiers for research purposes.
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