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Dr Siddiq wrote to Pulse magazine re gays
Muslim doctor suspended after homophobic and anti-transsexual slur
"Gays and homosexuals... need the stick of the law to put them on the right path and mend their ways and behaviour"
A top Muslim doctor today faces being fired after stating that 'transsexuals are twisted’ and gays should face ‘the stick of the law’ to protect society.
Dr Muhammad Siddiq who is president of the Islamic Medical Association has been suspended due to comments he wrote in a letter to Pulse magazine, a publication for GPs.
In the letter he accused homosexuals of spreading diseases with their ' irresponsible behaviour'. He continued:
“The gays are worse than the ordinary careless citizen, they are causing the spread of illness and they are the root cause of many sexually transmitted diseases.
“Gays and homosexuals, they neither need sympathy or help, what they need is the stick of the law to put them on the right path and mend their ways and behaviour.
“We need to protect society from their ravages. They are preying on society.”
His letter also criticised transsexuals, labelling the sex-change procedure ‘twisted’.
The 65-year-old has been asked to explain his provocative comments and faces being struck off the General Medical Council.
While the letter was originally published in July last year, yesterday marked the beginning of the doctor’s disciplinary hearing in Manchester. During the trial Dr Siddiq apologised unreservedly about his comments, citing intense stress as reason for his poor judgement.
There were also claims that his son, who typed the letter, added inflammatory remarks as a joke and assumed his father would proof-read the document and delete the offending comments before sending it on to the magazine for publication.
Bernadette Baxter, counsel for the General Medical Council said Dr Saddiq claimed he was “so busy and overworked, he didn't read the letter, he simply signed it and sent it off without being aware of its contents”.
The case continues in Manchester and if deemed unfit to practice, Dr. Saddiq could be sacked from his position.
