Cbo Uni. FMTA wants Dr. Nonis assault probed

October 5, 2011, 10:35 pm

The University of Colombo’s Faculty of Medicine Teachers Association (FMTA) yesterday urged the relevant authorities to inquire into the assault on the Sri Lanka Medical Council Registrar, Dr. M. J. Nonis. FMTA President Prof. Jennifer Perera said that the Association saw it as an assault against the medical profession and strongly condemned the use of violence by "disgruntled parties to resolve grievances".

Prof. Perera said such grievances should be resolved through discussion and dialogue. She said that Dr. Nonis had been receiving threats to his life in the course of carrying out his duties at the SLMC. "We believe that this assault is connected to the previous threats he received."

"The SLMC is the main body that regulates the profession and is responsible for upholding the standards of practice of medicine in Sri Lanka. Since Dr. Nonis is one of the key administrators of the SLMC the FMTA views this incident as an assault o the medical profession." Prof. Perera appealed to authorities to take appropriate action against the perpetrators to prevent recurrences of incidents of this nature.

Dr. Nonis was assaulted on Tuesday (04) evening outside his residence in the Moratuwa Police area. (DJ)