Elizabeth Murchison Fighting a contagious cancer

The claim preparers were often listed as the contact persons in the claim files and some claim files included attestations from the claim preparers opining on the merits of the claim.

As the role of the claim preparers in the preparation of claims appeared to warrant further scrutiny, at the Panel's instruction, a number of claim preparers were interviewed during the technical mission to Jordan in January 2005.

Some claim preparers indicated that claimants were referred by employees of the Jordanian Ministry of Labour or the Amman office of the Palestinian Authority.

The Panel notes that common traits displayed by these claim preparers include their command of the English language and familiarity with the Commission's claim development procedures and jurisprudence from the regular claims programme.

The Panel noted similarities in documents, responses or presentations among certain claim files that appeared to be attributable to the use of common claim preparers.

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What is killing the Tasmanian devil? A virulent cancer is infecting them by the thousands and unlike most cancers, it's contagious. Researcher Elizabeth Murchison tells us how she's fighting to save the Taz, and what she's learning about all cancers from this unusual strain. Contains disturbing images of facial cancer.