So I've been looking into what MK-ULTRA is, and recently a scary question has came to mind. That question being, has anyone been punished for the events of MK-ULTRA? By punished, I don't mean a slap on the wrist or the loss of a job. I mean more on the sense of legal ramifications. If not, was there any real reason they weren't?
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6What is the basis for assuming someone would have been punished? Did anyone do anything illegal?– DVKJul 21, 2014 at 4:45
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2What are legal ramifications? What was illegal? Which laws were broken? In general "loss of a job" is illegal unless it is supported by legal process.– MCW ♦Jul 21, 2014 at 11:04
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1There is a difference between legal and power. At the top there is power, not law.– pauljJan 31, 2022 at 12:50
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@DVK Apparently, very illegal, mostly breaches of the Nuremberg Code (i.e. illegal human experimentation without the subjects' knowledge or consent) and also probably at least one murder.– A. B.Apr 20 at 6:42
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From Wiki with references there:
The program engaged in many illegal activities;[3][4][5] in particular it used unwitting U.S. and Canadian citizens as its test subjects, which led to controversy regarding its legitimacy.[3]
Some of the methods:
administration of drugs (especially LSD) and other chemicals, hypnosis, sensory deprivation, isolation, verbal and sexual abuse, as well as various forms of torture.
No one was charged.
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@ihtkwot Some more facts intelligence.senate.gov/sites/default/files/hearings/…. It's ok, but we want oversight and control.– pauljJan 31, 2022 at 12:49
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The closest thing I could find to any kind of restitution is mentioned in the Wikipedia article:
Although the government aggressively, and sometimes successfully, sought to avoid legal liability, several plaintiffs did receive compensation through court order, out-of-court settlement, or acts of Congress. Frank Olson's family received $750,000 by a special act of Congress, and both President Ford and CIA director William Colby met with Olson's family to apologize publicly.
Not all such lawsuits were successful, and I can find no evidence so far of any criminal charges being pursued.
