MANILA, Philippines - An official of the office of the Ombudsman Visayas said on Wednesday that the investigation of hospital officials on the Cebu surgery scandal is “worthless."
Deputy Ombudsman Pelagio Apostol said that the administrative probe by the Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center (VSMMC) on the case is “mote and academic" as his office has already investigated the controversy and will file charges against those involved, GMA regional network news Balitang Bisdak said Wednesday.
In a media conference, Apostol explained that the office of the Ombudsman was first to make an investigation and it will proceed with filing of charges against the 14 doctors and nurses based on the findings.
The VSMMC administration had conducted an independent probe.
The Ombudsman is still determining whether administrative charges could be slapped against the doctors and nurses and whether they should be suspended from work. Officials of the VSMMC have remained mum on the scandal.
The scandal involved an operation being conducted by 14 medical practitioners on a gay patient to remove a perfume canister out of his rectum.
It became controversial when a video footage of the surgery appeared on YouTube, apopular video-sharing website in the Internet.
The video showed the medical practitioners giggling and cheering as the canister wasbeing removed from the patient’s rectum.
source: GMANews.TV
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