DPR Regrets Terawan Was Dismissed From IDI, Asks For Reconsideration Of Dismissal

JAKARTA - The decision of the Honorary Council of Medical Ethics (MKEK) of the Indonesian Doctors Association (IDI) which dismissed dr. Terawan Agus Putranto permanently as a member of IDI was regretted by the Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR).

Based on information circulating, Dr Terawan was fired due to treatment with the 'brainwashing' method using the Digital Subtraction Angiography (DSA) tool in the treatment of stroke and the Nusantara vaccine in the prevention of COVID-19.

For that reason, the dismissal that was read out at the 31st IDI Congress in Banda Aceh, Friday, March 25, 2022, was also asked to be reviewed.

Deputy Speaker of the Indonesian House of Representatives Sufmi Dasco Ahmad asked the Ministry of Health (Kemenkes) to take action on Terawan's dismissal as a member of IDI by the organization's MKEK. Dasco also urged revisions to the Medical Practice Act and the Medical Education Act.

Dasco asked the Ministry of Health to review the dismissal recommendations issued by MKEK IDI, especially from the legal and statutory aspects. He considered this decision dangerous for the future of the medical world in Indonesia. "With this MKEK recommendation, I am afraid it will become jurisprudence for similar problems in the future, thus causing our doctors to be afraid to innovate with their various researches. This is not only about Pak Terawan, but the future of our medical world," said Dasco in a written statement, Saturday, March 26. novelties in the fields of health, pharmacy and medicine. By being fired from an IDI member, he said, Terawan was in danger of not being able to apply for a practice license anymore. Dasco also stated that he would ask Commission IX of the DPR RI and the related Council's Apparatus to revise and comprehensively review the Medical Practice Law and the Medical Education Law. The evaluation will also carried out by the legislature to the medical professional organizations contained in the relevant laws, so that they are in accordance with the aspirations and inputs from the community. "So that IDI and also other medical professional organizations do not seem super body and super power," said Dasco.

Similar to the leadership of the DPR, the Deputy Chair of Commission IX of the DPR, Melkiades Laka Lena also regrets the dismissal of Terawan from the IDI membership. According to him, there must be a way out of IDI other than Terawan's dismissal, so it is necessary to find the best solution.

"We from Commission IX of the DPR RI certainly regret the dismissal of Dr. Terawan from IDI. We know that there are many stories behind this dismissal, of course this dismissal needs to find the best solution, a good solution," said Melki, Saturday, March 26.

Until now, there has been no official information from PB IDI or MKEK regarding the reasons for the dismissal of Dr. Terawan Agus Putranto, SpRad.

However, Melki mentioned that Nusantara's brainwashing and vaccine innovations were included in the consideration or reasons for dismissal. "So that is a consideration or the three reasons that make Mr. Terawan considered brainwashing DSA is considered not to meet scientific rules, for example," he said. Melki admitted that he heard The news of the dismissal came directly from Dr. Terawan, while taking his wife for treatment at the Gatot Subroto Army Hospital. Melki said that the most important thing is that the public can still get the services that have been presented by Dr. Terawan. In this case, the main thing is the public's right. The public's right to get the ideal service, which has been presented by Mr. Terawan through various kinds of breakthroughs, can still be obtained and received by the wider public," he continued.