Kevorkian defends MJ's doctor

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 3 (UPI) -- Dr. Jack Kevorkian is defending Michael Jackson's physician, insisting the U.S. singer "got what he wanted" when Dr. Conrad Murray administered propofol to him.

Murray has been the focus of an investigation after Jackson's June 25 death was classified as a homicide because lethal levels of the anesthesia were found in his system. The matter is still under investigation and no charges have been filed against Murray, who maintains he did nothing wrong and only gave Jackson the propofol to help him sleep after the pop icon repeatedly demanded it.

Kevorkian, 81, defended Murray in his first national television interview since his 2007 parole after serving an eight-year prison sentence on second-degree murder charges for helping a terminally ill patient take his life.

"I don't think (Murray) was malicious," Usmagazine.com said Kevorkian told Fox News Wednesday. "Murder is defined by forethought ... Did the doctor have forethought? I doubt it. ... The patient got what he wanted. He is the one who said yes or no to take a drug."

As for his own actions, Kevorkian said he has "no regrets."

"Everyone I helped welcomed death. I do what a physician should do -- what is best for the patient, period," he said. "If I did it with malice or forethought and without permission, then I would be a murderer. But, they forgot the definition of murder when they criticized me; because it's so negative, they win by fear."

Kevorkian said he doesn't plan to help anyone else commit suicide, however, because he doesn't want to spend any more time behind bars.