Let’s screw the medics

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I’m not in the medical profession so I don’t claim to be an expert … but we can at least attempt to learn and have a good look at the processes involved.

Uncle Pet mentioned something in the malaysiakini video that can be loosely translated as ‘… But Pusrawi cannot do the forensics. Anyway those were just notes and not a report’

Ok-lah Uncle Pet, you have a point…. But why go there in the first place?

“Sexual assault includes a wide range of victimizations, distinct from rape or attempted rape. These crimes include completed or attempted attacks generally involving unwanted sexual contact between the victim and offender.”

-RAINN

Saiful made a police report on 28th June (6pm), claiming that he was sexually assaulted by means of buggery:

“Saya Mohd Saiful Bukhari b Azlan ingin melaporkan bahawa saya telah diliwat oleh majikan saya. Perkara ini berlaku tanpa kerelaan saya. Kejadian terakhir berlaku 26/6/08 di Unit 1151, Kondominium Desa Damansara, Jln Setia Kasih, KL. Oleh itu, tujuan laporan ini dibuat untuk mendapat pembelaan dan keadilan keatas diri saya. Saya juga berasa bimbang dengan keselamatan diri dan keluarga saya jika perkara ini tersebar luas di khalayak ramai. Majikan saya Dato Seri Anwar Ibrahim - Ketua Umum PKR.”

And Malaysiakini reported:

“Saiful, who had accused Anwar of sodomising him, had gone to Pusrawi Hospital on June 28 complaining of pain in passing motion four hours before the 23-year-old lodged a police report against the PKR leader. He said he had been experiencing pain for a week and had alleged that he was assaulted by a piece of plastic being forcibly inserted into his anus.”

We’ll revisit the above later in the article.

Unable to locate the protocols concerning the handling of sexual assault cases by medical personnel in Malaysia. But knowing that Malaysians love to ‘tiru’ and ‘ciplak’, I had a good read on the subject matter from the following documents.

Download (US Department of Justice. National Protocol for Sexual Assault Medical Forensic Examinations)

141 pages is a lot, so here’s a shorter digested version:

The initial evaluation of the patient begins with a medical and assault history. Careful attention should be paid to any areas of injury the patient describes to the examiner to facilitate the collection of potential evidence. Questions asked should be very basic, focusing only on aspects of the event that will assist the examiner in understanding where there may be significant physical exam findings.

In addition to the interview, the examiner should assess the patient for signs or symptoms of depression and/or thoughts of suicide. It is normal for sexual assault victims to display a wide range of emotions, from stoic to hysterical. If the patient exhibits any indication of harming themselves or expresses thoughts of suicide, he or she should be placed directly in the care of mental health services after the examination is complete ................(Klik for More)