Black eye for the medical profession (II)
posted in - Nation, - Palmdoc |The DG has spoken:
PETALING JAYA: In the interest of justice and fair play, the Health Ministry will initiate an independent inquiry into the two post-mortem reports of A. Kugan who died while in police custody.
The first post-mortem on Kugan was conducted by the Serdang Hospital, while the second was by the Universiti Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC).
Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Ismail Merican said the outcome of the inquiry would be made public.
He added that the Health Ministry confirmed the Serdang Hospital forensic pathologist had performed his duty ethically and professionally.
“There is also no indication the forensic pathologist was hiding facts while carrying out the post-mortem.
“The post-mortem report had been given to Kugan’s family. It was unfair to make wild accusations in this case,” said Dr Ismail in a five-page press statement yesterday.
Indeed in the interest of the public and the medical profession, the inquiry should be carried out and nothing covered up. The reasons for the apparent discrepancies in the two reports should be made clear.
Let the truth be told.
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