It is indeed a sad day when a doctor has been jailed for three months for not registering his clinic under the new Private Health Act.Dr.Basmullah Yusuf became the first victim of the Act that was enacted under the previous Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek.
The website Malaysian Medical Resources is running a campaign against jailing doctors called the "Don’t Jail Doctors Blog Campaign". It Says: "The Government has begun to arrest and jail doctors on a technicality - not registering their clinic with the PHFSA. This act treats doctors like common criminals. These are community doctors who have not committed a serious crime but instead face an incredibly harsh sentence for their technical lapse.
Dr Basmullah Yusof, a family practitioner, is the first victim of this legislation. He was sentenced despite not having legal counsel representing him, despite pleading for leniency (he had wanted to sell the clinic anyway and is in financial trouble) and as he could not pay the hefty RM 120,000 fine, he is now in Kajang prison."
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