The Karabus situation: "some of the callers (both local and from overseas) were in a similar plight to Karabus, while others simply related comparable horror stories'"

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23237112

S Afr Med J. 2012 Dec 6;103(1):13-4. doi: 10.7196/samj.6584.

Karabus trial - a cautionary tale.

Bateman C.

Source

HMPG, South Africa. chrisb@hmpg.co.za.

Abstract

The phone of attorney Michael Bagraim, who co-ordinated the Abu Dhabi defence of Cape Town's Professor Cyril Karabus on manslaughter and forgery charges has been 'ringing off the hook' as hundreds of now-frightened healthcare professionals seek advice. 'I reckon I must have had 500 calls in the three months since I took on the case,' he told Izindaba at the end of November. He said some of the callers (both local and from overseas) were in a similar plight to Karabus, while others simply related comparable horror stories'.

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http://ewn.co.za/2012/12/30/Karabus-detention-results-in-tensions

Karabus’ detention results in 'tensions'

Theo Nkonki | 6 hours ago
JOHANNESBURG - It has emerged that the detention of Cape Town professor Cyril Karabus has resulted in a fall-out between International Relations Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane and her United Arab Emirates (UAE) counterpart 

The 77-year-old retired pediatric oncologist was arrested and sentenced in absentia to a three-and-a-half-year jail term in 2004, on charges related to manslaughter.

But he was only arrested in August 2012, while in transit in Dubai.

It is alleged he failed to give a three-year-old patient who had been suffering from acute myeloid leukaemia a blood transfusion, and falsified medical record to make it appear as if he did while he worked as a locum in the UAE in 2002.

His lawyers managed to get his conviction and sentence overturned after his arrest because they were handed down in absentia, but the charges were reinstated by prosecutors.

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http://www.thenational.ae/news/uae-news/missing-files-found-in-manslaughter-case-against-south-african-doctor

Missing files found in manslaughter case against South African doctor

Haneen Dajani

Dec 25, 2012 

The girl died in 2002 while Prof Karabus was working as a locum at SKMC. The following year, after he had returned to South Africa, he was prosecuted in his absence and without his knowledge, and convicted of causing the girl’s death.

In August this year, during a stopover in Dubai on his way home from a family wedding in Canada, he was arrested and jailed.

His lawyers argued successfully for a new trial.

Prof Karabus, 77, who suffers from a heart condition, was initially denied bail. He is now staying with friends in Abu Dhabi after posting a surety of Dh100,000.

Read more: http://www.thenational.ae/news/uae-news/missing-files-found-in-manslaughter-case-against-south-african-doctor#ixzz2GYcHBTdw
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http://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/western-cape/prof-all-i-want-is-to-be-back-home-1.1445556#.UOB6qm-3TAw

Prof: All I want is to be back home

December 28 2012 at 07:39am
By Nontando Mposo

Karabus, pictured, is a senior paediatric specialist who headed Red Cross Children’s Hospital Ontology unit for more than 30 years.

“I decided to work as a locum in Abu Dhabi because I wanted to earn some extra money… unfortunately, doctors in South Africa don’t get paid much.

“Now I regret making that move, I now advise other people not to do it,” he said.

Karabus, who has a pacemaker, fears he might run out of medication soon.

“Although Buchel and embassy representatives are helping me access some of my medication, I’m afraid I might run out shortly.”

When he was granted bail, a medical committee was supposedly appointed by the court to review his medical records, but Karabus and his lawyers are still in the dark about the committee.