Reports have surfaced that Dr. Raslan Fadl, the first Egyptian doctor to be brought to trial and convicted for performing a female genital mutilation (FGM) procedure that killed a 13-year-old girl, has not been imprisoned and continues to practice medicine. Two separate reports from National Public Radio and VICE News claim that Fadl continues to practice medicine at the public hospital and from a private clinic in his village in Mansoura. 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 the government for outlawing FGM. The reports have been met with outrage on social media, with users blasting security forces for failing to imprison Fadl despite the sentence. Absolute disgrace that #Egypt officials know location of #FGM doctor AND allow him to work in…
Egyptian FGM Doctor Who ‘Killed’ 13-Year-Old Girl is ‘Free’ Despite Being Convicted
December 13, 2015
