Report against HKL and doctor
Pathma SubramaniamPublished: Feb 6, 2009 9:49 AM | Updated: Feb 7, 2009 4:15 AM
ISA detainee P Uthayakumar's family has lodged a police report calling for immediate action against Kuala Lumpur Hospital and the doctor who conducted Uthayakumar's medical check-up on Feb 3.
ISA detainee P Uthayakumar's family has lodged a police report calling for immediate action against Kuala Lumpur Hospital and the doctor who conducted Uthayakumar's medical check-up on Feb 3.
Uthayakumar's fiancée S Indradevi today filed the report at the Brickfields police station claiming that when Uthayakumar was taken to the hospital for treatment on his foot, Dr Nurul Aida who had examined him merely said he had a fractured toe and discharged him.
"(She) refused to admit him even though he was a long-time diabetic, had fever, his toe was blacken and his left leg was swollen," stated Indradevi in her report.
"I want an immediate investigation into the conduct of the hospital and the doctor involved as well as the abuse by police officers.
"No medication was given by the doctor and no treatment was given for the fractured bone," she said.
Indradevi who visited Uthayakumar at the Kamunting detention centre yesterday said she was shocked when Uthayakumar recounted the abuses he went through.
Furthermore, she said that she feared for his safety at the detention centre as the police were "wilfully negligent and abusive".
Uthayakumar who led the mass street protest in 2007 by now-banned Hindu Right Action Force (Hindraf) has been incarcerated under the security law for the past 14 months.
Doctor refused to ward me
The medical examination was ordered by Sessions court judge Sabariah Othman during Uthayakumar's sedition trial, to take the ISA detainee to a government hospital to treat his swollen foot.
The hearing on Feb 3 was then halted after 30 minutes of submission from Uthayakumar's defence counsel and postponed to April 28 to allow for the check-up.
However, Uthayakumar who had filed a separate six-page report at the Kamunting police station also complained that the doctor was negligent when handling his case.
"I had related and the said doctor had recorded my complaint that I have been a diabetic for about 14 years, my swollen left leg and the darkening last toe as well as the discolouration of the other adjoining toes and my hypokenetic heart condition," said Uthayakumar's report.
"... (And I) also wanted to be treated and consulted by a cardiologist and whether I should start taking aspirin tablets," he said.
Uthayakumar added that he wanted to be referred to the Gleneagles Medical Centre in Kuala Lumpur for "an independent medical treatment and for blood and urine test to be carried out especially to rule out a diabetic gangrene and any kidney malfunction".
"Despite the above, he said the doctor had refused to admit me at the Kuala Lumpur Hospital ward even at least until the swelling on my leg subsided.
"I now fear for my personal safety and health and in the future I will refuse to to return to police remand centre to facilitate my court appearance or to any place," he said in the report.
Uthayakumar stressed that he would "only be prepared to stay at another prison or detention centre when escorted and controlled by the prison authorities" and not the police officers.
Uthayakumar's fiancée S Indradevi today filed the report at the Brickfields police station claiming that when Uthayakumar was taken to the hospital for treatment on his foot, Dr Nurul Aida who had examined him merely said he had a fractured toe and discharged him.
"(She) refused to admit him even though he was a long-time diabetic, had fever, his toe was blacken and his left leg was swollen," stated Indradevi in her report."I want an immediate investigation into the conduct of the hospital and the doctor involved as well as the abuse by police officers.
"No medication was given by the doctor and no treatment was given for the fractured bone," she said.
Indradevi who visited Uthayakumar at the Kamunting detention centre yesterday said she was shocked when Uthayakumar recounted the abuses he went through.
Furthermore, she said that she feared for his safety at the detention centre as the police were "wilfully negligent and abusive".
Uthayakumar who led the mass street protest in 2007 by now-banned Hindu Right Action Force (Hindraf) has been incarcerated under the security law for the past 14 months.
Doctor refused to ward me
The medical examination was ordered by Sessions court judge Sabariah Othman during Uthayakumar's sedition trial, to take the ISA detainee to a government hospital to treat his swollen foot.
The hearing on Feb 3 was then halted after 30 minutes of submission from Uthayakumar's defence counsel and postponed to April 28 to allow for the check-up.
However, Uthayakumar who had filed a separate six-page report at the Kamunting police station also complained that the doctor was negligent when handling his case.
"I had related and the said doctor had recorded my complaint that I have been a diabetic for about 14 years, my swollen left leg and the darkening last toe as well as the discolouration of the other adjoining toes and my hypokenetic heart condition," said Uthayakumar's report."... (And I) also wanted to be treated and consulted by a cardiologist and whether I should start taking aspirin tablets," he said.
Uthayakumar added that he wanted to be referred to the Gleneagles Medical Centre in Kuala Lumpur for "an independent medical treatment and for blood and urine test to be carried out especially to rule out a diabetic gangrene and any kidney malfunction".
"Despite the above, he said the doctor had refused to admit me at the Kuala Lumpur Hospital ward even at least until the swelling on my leg subsided.
"I now fear for my personal safety and health and in the future I will refuse to to return to police remand centre to facilitate my court appearance or to any place," he said in the report.
Uthayakumar stressed that he would "only be prepared to stay at another prison or detention centre when escorted and controlled by the prison authorities" and not the police officers.
View Comments0