Dr Mohammad MF Siddiqui

The key expert had worked with me in the same department as a colleague in one of the NHS hospitals. There was conflict of interest on various grounds. GMC and its Kangaroo tribunal were informed of this. Despite, the expert was invited to write expert reports on other patients. Against the rules, GMC refused to inform MPTS about this conflict. The same expert never performed ring method circumcision for more than 20 years but strangely he gave expert opinion on the procedure and its related dynamics erroneously. The same expert gave wrong opinion on the consenting procedure. Complying with the GMC rules, written consent was taken from both the parents after full disclosure. The expert's opinion on hand washing was against the published guidelines by WHO (World Health Organisation) and NICE (National Institute of Clinical Excellence). To substantiate his opinion he failed to give citation from world literature.

I want to highlight another example of police double standards, in my opinion. I am sure everyone is aware of a non Muslim doctor in Nottingham being in press and social media regards to a circumcision. He under took a circumcision on a boy without consenting his mother. Police initially turned down mother's complaint that her child had been circumcised with out her consent. According to the law of country, the doctor must had consent from both the parents before performing religious or cultural circumcision. This was an obvious illegal circumcision and contravention of the law. But seemingly because, in my opinion, the doctor was a non muslim, no further action was taken by police. On the contrary, Muslim circumcision practitioner had been arrested by police despite taking a written consent by both the parents. Police allegation in the case of a Muslim practitioner was that consent was not explicit and therefore circumcision was a grievous bodily harm (GBH). This is another examp...

General Medical Council (GMC) and its kangaroo court Medical Professional Tribunal Service (MPTS) are joke with the justice, in my opinion. I was removed from the medical register by MPTS about 3 years ago. Before the tribunal, I wanted to voluntarily surrender my registration but, instead, I was temporarily deregistered by GMC. I was asked to appear before MPTS. GMC and MPTS conducted the case in a bias way. The GMC barrister and MPTS legal representative used carrot and stick methods to stop me producing important evidence before MPTS members. This act of GMC and MPTS legal teams was criminal. In my future blogs I will write more on my case.

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.