“The police utterly ignored this and relied on the testimony of an ‘professional’ who has a battle of curiosity with my collaborators… and whose scientific analysis is very questionable,” he stated.
“The police have utterly violated due course of and it seems they wish to discover me responsible within the courtroom of public opinion,” he continued.
State media outlet Anadolu reported that the DNA from the species in Mr Prendini’s possession can be utilized to synthesise costly drugs.
Mr Prendini is the curator of the spider, scorpion, centipede and millipede collections on the American Museum of Pure Historical past in New York Metropolis, based on the museum’s web site.
The South Africa native has travelled to greater than 30 international locations to conduct his analysis, based on the profile.
In a video profile on the museum’s web site from 2012, Mr Prendini lists a number of shut calls he is encountered in his subject work, together with being shot at by police in Puerto Rico and interactions with lions and leopards.
