Arrest of doctors flayed
Staff Reporter (http://www.hindu.com/2007/05/18/stories/2007051808090300.htm)
TIRUNELVELI: The Doctors' Association for Social Equality (DASE) has condemned the arrest of two Madurai-based doctors and demanded their immediate release.
Addressing reporters here on Thursday, district president of DASE, P. Dorai, said that the arrest of two doctors, including a lady doctor, after the death of a patient was against a Supreme Court ruling, which clearly states "when a patient's death results merely from an error of judgement or an accident, no criminal liability should be attached to it."
Moreover, the doctors had been thrashed by a group of people for more than five hours, but the police took no action against them. Besides preventing such "unmindful arrests", the State Government should initiate steps to release these two doctors and two more arrested at Vedasanthur recently.
Protests would be organised at Tiruchi and Madurai on May 18 condemning the arrest, while doctors in other places would discharge their duties with black badges, Dr. Dorai added. The State Secretary of DASE, T. Aram, and District Secretary, Basupathi, were present.
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