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- ↑ "ECHR - A "Soros-judge" Abandons a Polish Patient to His Death". 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
- ↑ "Conflit d'intérêt à la CEDH : un "juge-Soros" abandonne à la mort un patient polonais - Conflit of interest at the ECHR -A "Soros-judge" Abandons a Polish Patient to His Death". 27 January 2021. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
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