Jailing doctor
unlawful, court rules
The
constitutional court ruled Tuesday that several articles in the 2004
Law on Medical Practices are unconstitutional.
The court
validated several ot the complaints set forth in a petition by Dr.
Anny Isfandyarie Sarwono five other doctors and a diabetic patient,
who stated that the law made it difficult for doctors to fulfill
their oarth to serve anyone, anywhere and at anytime.
The court
ruled it was not proportional to imprison doctors that practice with
out licenses, that are unregistered with local authorities and who
fail to display signboards at their practices.
The court
regards the phrase a' maximum prison term of three years in articles
75 and 76 as well as a maximum jail term of one years in articles
79, as conflicting with the constitution and therefore as not having
any legal power, said constitutional court president court jimly
asshiddiqie.
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