A team was formed to investigate the incident, and the investigations concluded that the complainant was in the clinic of a doctor specializing in obstetrics and gynecology, at the time she specified in the communication, and that there were testimonies supporting the validity of her statements.
In searching for the doctor, it was found that he was outside the country, so he was placed on a waiting list for arrival, and he was arrested at Cairo Airport upon his return on Wednesday evening, and he was referred to the Public Prosecution Office, which investigated him to reveal the circumstances of the case.
position of the Medical Association
For his part, the head of the Egyptian Doctors Syndicate, Hussein Khairy, told MEE "Sky News Arabia" The Syndicate does not yet have any details regarding that incident, indicating that if there are investigations in the Public Prosecution Office, this makes the Syndicate wait until the completion of those investigations to clarify the validity of the accusation or not.
And he stressed that the syndicate, if the accusation once morest the doctor is proven, will remove him from the doctors’ register with it, and that this requires a court ruling, according to the law.
He pointed out that the syndicate will assign its legal affairs department to follow up the investigations and the course of the case in order to determine the validity of the accusation or not.
A member of the Doctors Syndicate Council, the media official of the Syndicate, Yehia Dwer, told MEE "Sky News Arabia" The Syndicate is fully committed to the safety of all patients as well as the application of discipline and ethics to doctors.
However, he indicated that the Syndicate has not yet received a complaint from the patient or her family regarding this incident, and if it had received a complaint, the Professional Ethics Committee would have investigated it.
He added that the doctor also did not resort to the syndicate, and if he resorted to it, he will be stood with him until the truth emerges, because the role of the syndicate is to support doctors, and at the same time, if the accusation is proven once morest him, he will be removed from its records.
And regarding the possibility of anesthetizing a patient through a syringe in a doctor’s office, Dwyer said "This is possible of course"stressing that if this incident is proven, it is an individual case that does not represent the masses of Egyptian doctors.
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Incident details
She said Egyptian Ministry of Interior The Nasr City Police Department is the third in the Security Directorate Cairo Within a month, he received a report from a woman who was harmed by a doctor and clinic owner in the department, and accused him of assaulting her following drugging her, while he was conducting a medical examination on her inside his clinic.
A team was formed to investigate the incident, and the investigations concluded that the complainant was in the clinic of a doctor specializing in obstetrics and gynecology, at the time she specified in the communication, and that there were testimonies supporting the validity of her statements.
In searching for the doctor, it was found that he was outside the country, so he was placed on a waiting list for arrival, and he was arrested at Cairo Airport upon his return on Wednesday evening, and he was referred to the Public Prosecution Office, which investigated him to reveal the circumstances of the case.
position of the Medical Association
For his part, the head of the Egyptian Doctors Syndicate, Hussein Khairy, told Sky News Arabia that the syndicate does not have any details yet regarding that incident, indicating that if there are investigations in the Public Prosecution Office, this makes the syndicate wait until the end of those investigations to state the validity of the accusation from or not.
And he stressed that the syndicate, if the accusation once morest the doctor is proven, will remove him from the doctors’ register with it, and that this requires a court ruling, according to the law.
He pointed out that the syndicate will assign its legal affairs department to follow up the investigations and the course of the case in order to determine the validity of the accusation or not.
A member of the Doctors Syndicate Council, the media official of the Syndicate, Yahya Dweir, told Sky News Arabia that the Syndicate is fully keen on the safety of all patients, as well as the application of discipline and ethics to doctors.
However, he indicated that the Syndicate has not yet received a complaint from the patient or her family regarding this incident, and if it had received a complaint, the Professional Ethics Committee would have investigated it.
He added that the doctor also did not resort to the syndicate, and if he resorted to it, he will be stood with him until the truth emerges, because the role of the syndicate is to support doctors, and at the same time, if the accusation is proven once morest him, he will be removed from its records.
Regarding the possibility of anesthetizing a patient through a syringe in a doctor’s office, Dwyer said, “This is possible, of course,” stressing that if this incident is proven, it is an individual case that does not represent all of Egypt’s doctors.
