The Gambia government has accepted to revoke practising licence of Dr Tamsir Mbowe indefinitely for failing to honour the medical code of conduct and for the role he played in the fake President Alternative Treatment Programme.
“The Commission, having considered the totality of the evidence, made the following recommendations: (1) Charge and prosecute former President Yahya Jammeh and Dr Tamsir Mbowe with murder for intentionally and knowingly causing the death of People Living With HIV/AIDS (PLHIV), who were conscripted in the sham PATP and deprived of life-saving treatment.
“The Government takes note of this recommendation but is of the view that the evidence led before the Commission was not sufficient enough to establish that former President Yahya Jammeh and Dr. Tamsir Mbowe had intended to cause the death of the patients,” the government white paper said.
“The availability of such direct evidence of intent will be crucial in sustaining a charge of murder. The Government directs the relevant authorities to conduct further investigation and for President Yahya Jammeh and Dr Tamsir Mbowe to be dealt with according to law based on the outcome of the investigations. (2) Prosecute Yahya Jammeh and Dr Tamsir Mbowe for negligence causing deaths of PLHIV who took part in the programme that were deprived from lifesaving treatment.The Government accepts this recommendation. (3) Prosecute Yahya Jammeh and Dr Tamsir Mbowe for the inhumane and degrading treatment meted out on PLHIV that took part in the treatment programme.
“The Government accepts this recommendation. (4) Prosecute Yayha Jammeh for admitting children into the PATP in violation of the provisions of the Children’s Act 2005 and the Convention on the Rights of the Child. The Government accepts the recommendation of the Commission. (5) Revoke Dr Tamsir Mbowe’s practising licence indefinitely for failing to honour the medical code of conduct and for the role he played in the fake PATP.
“The government accepts the recommendation and refers the matter to the Medical and Dental Council which is the relevant institution with the authority to take disciplinary measures against medical practitioners. The Government notes that the Medical and Dental Council’s Code of Conduct is currently under review and will work with the relevant stakeholders to support sensitisation on the Code,” it added.