An Egyptian court has revoked the medical license of Raslan Fadl a year after he was found guilty of manslaughter and for performing female genital mutilation (FGM), reported the BBC. Raslan, who was the first Egyptian doctor to be brought to trial and convicted for performing a FGM procedure that killed a 13-year-old girl, was sentenced to two years in prison with hard labour for manslaughter and three months for performing the banned practice. The doctor also received a fine of EGP 500 (USD 68). While his jail sentence was hailed by activists, reports by NPR and Vice News in December 2015 revealed that Fadl has not been imprisoned and continues to practice medicine. According to NPR’s Leila Fadel, police forces say Fadl is a fugitive and that they have not been able to track him down – but that “it wasn’t difficult” for her to track him down upon visiting his village. An undercover reporter from VICE News visited Fadl at his private clinic and inquired about the procedure. The convicted doctor said there would be “no problem” with performing the procedure but also said he is attempting to sue…
License of Egyptian FGM Doctor Who ‘Killed 13-Year-Old’ Revoked
February 26, 2016
