Dr Mohammad MF Siddiqui

I would like to point out how police is applying double standards. On one hand, I have been investigated for preforming circumcisions at home but on the other hand, investigating officers acknowledge home circumcision being performed by other religious communities at home. I was astonished to know that investigating officer was blaming me causing pain to the boys, although limited, by using numbing cream. BUT on the other hand he was aware of the fact that rabbi in Jewish community don't use any numbing cream or injections i. e. without analgesia or anesthesia. On top of it I was taken a b ack to hear him saying that parents of these children are willing to inflict pain and it is therefore within legal boundaries. I was wondering, it was only Muslim practitioners to withstand child protection investigations. Where is Police and its child protection when those children are circumcised without anesthesia or analgesia? I am strongly of the opinion that police is abusing its powers...

Recently I came to know by one of the fathers that police visited their home and enquired about circumcision I performed on his child. After finding nothing wrong with the procedure, he told lies to the family that I have been performing circumcisions illegally. This is off course incorrect. When complaint to the police, they wanted me to disclose the identity of the family police had visited.

Religious, Cultural circumcision is an unregulated activity. It does not require only health care professional to perform such circumcision. Health care professionals are like registered doctors or nurses etc. In my opinion according to law, non medical circumcision can be performed at home or any place of worship.

Home circumcision is a legal loop hole for Muslims but right for other circumcision performing citizens like Jews. If a Muslim circumcision practitioner uses a numbing cream, its considered a malpractice by law enforcing agencies (LEA). According to LEA, local anesthetic cream should not be used over genitalia contrary to the published medical literature. Same LEA consider no anesthesia prior to baby circumcision complete lawful by circumcision practitioners in Jews community.