Britain: Doctor Stripped of License Over Death of Iraqi
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Version 0 of 1. A British doctor was stripped of his medical license on Friday for misconduct and dishonesty over the death of an Iraqi man who was beaten and killed while in the custody of British soldiers. The latest fallout from Britain’s six-year deployment in southern Iraq came as defense officials confirmed Friday that they have paid $23 million to settle claims of abuse from more than 200 Iraqis. Dr. Derek Keilloh treated Baha Mousa, a hotel clerk who died at a British base after being detained in Basra in September 2003 during a sweep for insurgents. Dr. Keilloh, then a 28-year-old captain in the Queen’s Lancashire Regiment, tried unsuccessfully to revive Mr. Mousa, but denied knowledge of the scale of the man’s injuries. A public inquiry found that Mr. Mousa had sustained 93 injuries, including fractured ribs and a broken nose, in an “appalling episode of serious gratuitous violence” by British soldiers. Last week, the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service ruled that Dr. Keilloh knew of the injuries and failed to adequately examine Mr. Mousa’s body. |