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Pseudo-cosmetic Surgeon of France Jailed for 'Garage Surgery'
Michel Maure, who claimed to be one of the world's best plastic surgeons, was arrested in Spain last month after going missing while awaiting the verdict of his trial in the southern French city of Marseille.
The sentence was handed down in absentia and Spanish authorities were expected to transfer him to French custody within the next two weeks, his lawyer Dominique Ramirez said.
A document seen by AFP and dated from September 3 shows that the Spanish National Audience, the country's highest criminal court, has decided to "hand (Maure) over to the French authorities."
A judicial official said Monday that once such a decision is taken, officials have 10 days in which to extradite the prisoner, which means he should be returned to France by Saturday.
Maure, 59, was given a four-year sentence, 12 months suspended, on charges of false advertising, deception, and causing involuntary injury.
"He engaged in a type of garage surgery that showed a total contempt for others," said judge Vincent Turbeaux, who cited the doctor's "particularly shocking" attitude.
Close to 100 of his patients had lodged complaints against him, describing excruciatingly painful procedures carried out in unsanitary conditions at his clinic.
In rendering the verdict, Turbeaux noted that Maure did not have a qualified nurse assisting him during surgery.
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