DOCTORS WHO ISSUE FAKE MEDICAL REPORTS WILL FACE TRIAL,SAYS CRIMES COMMISSION

The anti-graft boss pointed out that many of these fake medical reports issued by Doctors actually frustrate pending cases in court, stressing, “We will extend our investigation to Doctors who gives fake medical reports to individuals who are facing different kinds of corruption cases.  So we put them on the spot,”.

“Some would win Senate and present serial medical results that they cannot appear in court. Some would be brought to the courtroom on a stretcher. Many of these fake medical reports are actually the reasons why many of our cases in court are overstretched and go on for years endlessly,” he noted

‘Many corruption cases in recent years have been stalled over alleged ailments suffered by the suspects, many of whom the judges have been forced to grant permission to seek medical treatment, usually overseas. The judges usually act on medical reports presented in court by the defence counsel on behalf of their clients’.

Penpushing further reports that, Magu noted that the commission would invite lawyers handling many”to come and tell the status of these cases, as we cannot continue like this. You would hear some of the defendants’ lawyers saying their clients cannot come to court bringing medical reports that they sick, or they would rather come to courts with stretchers. Those facing corrupt allegations go as far of getting fake reports from abroad. So, the practice of giving fake medical reports must stop.”

The Chairman of the anti-corruption agency  also disclosed that the commission is partnering with about 48 countries and the INTERPOL in its fight against corruption, adding,. ”we are seeing how we can work with other law enforcement agencies in about 48 countries across the world, it is globalisation and the world has become a global village.

”And we have made an agreement with our colleagues all over the world. Also we have created a desk so you can reach us as long as there are any acts of criminality we would investigate them and we would get it done,” he said.

”We are also working on corruption in the civil service and corruption in our sister services particularly, law enforcement agencies in the country.All the law enforcement agencies were created to fight corruption and we are doing that,” Magu emphasised.