Suicide to be broadcast on the internet: Terminally ill Russian brain cancer patient to have his assisted death at Swiss clinic streamed live
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A terminally ill man with brain cancer will die in front of millions of people online this evening.
Nikolai Ivanisovich, 62, will be given the lethal injection by a doctor at a clinic in Switzerland this evening.
Website BattleCam.com, a 24/7 reality TV website where live events are regularly streamed, will broadcast his death.
Nikolai Ivanisovich, right, will be given the lethal injection tonight broadcast on a website owned by Alki David, left
The site is run by billionaire businessman Alki David, who has bought the exclusive rights to broadcast the event, according to Radar Online.
Mr Ivanisovich told Russia Today: 'I am grateful to Mr. David and his team for making this possible.
'My family will be able to live in prosperity after I pass. May God bless Mr. David for his kindness and generosity.'
Last month, a BBC documentary presented by Terry Pratchett chronicled the assisted suicide of 71-year-old Peter Smedley, which was aired in the UK and sparked controversy and complaints to the broadcaster.
This broadcast on Battlecam will stream the suicide in real-time, live as it happens.
BattleCam Operations VP Claude Haraser said: 'This is a breakthrough in consciousness on what we watch and how we watch it.'
Website BattleCam.com, a 24/7 reality TV website where live events are regularly streamed, will broadcast his death live
Nigerian-born Mr David, 43, is the billionaire heir to a shipping and bottle-plant empire and was last year ranked 45th in the Sunday Times Rich List with an estimated fortune of £1.15bn.
He is also an actor, who starred in British gangster thriller The Bank Job, producer and entrepreneur.
He established the BattleCam site last year famous for sponsoring the Presidential Streaker Juan Rodrigiez.
It also hosted the largest live video game audience of more than 127,000 viewers earlier this month.
Mr Alki said: 'We are creating a new form of interactive special interest with Battlecam's unique voting system. The online audience will actually vote whether they want to see the suicide or not.
Almost 900 viewers made formal complaints about the programme Terry Pratchett: Choosing To Die where the death of hotel owner Peter Smedley was filmed
'Projecting the moral questions that will arise from this event, I would like to add that I find nothing wrong with this at all.
'Death is a fact of life and physician assisted suicide in the United States is legal in the States of Oregon, Montana and Washington.
'Many governments throughout the Western World including Switzerland, Belgium and Luxembourg recognize the importance the right to each individual's right to end their life, free of terminal pain.'
The debate over assisted suicide has come under the spotlight in Britain following the BBC documentary last month.
Almost 900 viewers made formal complaints to the Corporation about the programme Terry Pratchett: Choosing To Die and just 82 praised it.
It was hosted by novelist and Alzheimer’s sufferer Sir Terry Pratchett, who has campaigned for assisted death to be made legal in Britain.
Hotel owner Mr Smedley, gave Sir Terry and his crew permission to film the moment he drank poison at Dignitas and died shortly before Christmas last year.
His wife of 40 years, Christine, 60, was at his side.
Read more: Suicide to be broadcast on the internet: Terminally ill Russian brain cancer patient to have his assisted death at Swiss clinic streamed live | Mail Online
Disgusting imo. Currently watching the stream, but will definitely be turning it off when it gets to the suicide.
Link to the stream: Battlecam at FilmOn.com
Read more: Suicide to be broadcast on the internet: Terminally ill Russian brain cancer patient to have his assisted death at Swiss clinic streamed live | Mail Online
A terminally ill man with brain cancer will die in front of millions of people online this evening.
Nikolai Ivanisovich, 62, will be given the lethal injection by a doctor at a clinic in Switzerland this evening.
Website BattleCam.com, a 24/7 reality TV website where live events are regularly streamed, will broadcast his death.
The site is run by billionaire businessman Alki David, who has bought the exclusive rights to broadcast the event, according to Radar Online.
Mr Ivanisovich told Russia Today: 'I am grateful to Mr. David and his team for making this possible.
'My family will be able to live in prosperity after I pass. May God bless Mr. David for his kindness and generosity.'
Last month, a BBC documentary presented by Terry Pratchett chronicled the assisted suicide of 71-year-old Peter Smedley, which was aired in the UK and sparked controversy and complaints to the broadcaster.
This broadcast on Battlecam will stream the suicide in real-time, live as it happens.
BattleCam Operations VP Claude Haraser said: 'This is a breakthrough in consciousness on what we watch and how we watch it.'
Nigerian-born Mr David, 43, is the billionaire heir to a shipping and bottle-plant empire and was last year ranked 45th in the Sunday Times Rich List with an estimated fortune of £1.15bn.
He is also an actor, who starred in British gangster thriller The Bank Job, producer and entrepreneur.
He established the BattleCam site last year famous for sponsoring the Presidential Streaker Juan Rodrigiez.
It also hosted the largest live video game audience of more than 127,000 viewers earlier this month.
Mr Alki said: 'We are creating a new form of interactive special interest with Battlecam's unique voting system. The online audience will actually vote whether they want to see the suicide or not.
'Projecting the moral questions that will arise from this event, I would like to add that I find nothing wrong with this at all.
'Death is a fact of life and physician assisted suicide in the United States is legal in the States of Oregon, Montana and Washington.
'Many governments throughout the Western World including Switzerland, Belgium and Luxembourg recognize the importance the right to each individual's right to end their life, free of terminal pain.'
The debate over assisted suicide has come under the spotlight in Britain following the BBC documentary last month.
Almost 900 viewers made formal complaints to the Corporation about the programme Terry Pratchett: Choosing To Die and just 82 praised it.
It was hosted by novelist and Alzheimer’s sufferer Sir Terry Pratchett, who has campaigned for assisted death to be made legal in Britain.
Hotel owner Mr Smedley, gave Sir Terry and his crew permission to film the moment he drank poison at Dignitas and died shortly before Christmas last year.
His wife of 40 years, Christine, 60, was at his side.
Read more: Suicide to be broadcast on the internet: Terminally ill Russian brain cancer patient to have his assisted death at Swiss clinic streamed live | Mail Online
Disgusting imo. Currently watching the stream, but will definitely be turning it off when it gets to the suicide.
Link to the stream: Battlecam at FilmOn.com
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But I think assisted suicide is wrong as later on it could have implications on the person who assisted. Really they have killed someone. It could have mental implications.