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dipsydoodle

(42,239 posts) Fri Mar 21, 2014, 06:48 AM Mar 2014

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Two people face female genital mutilation charges.

The first UK prosecutions over female genital mutilation have been announced by the Crown Prosecution Service.

Dr Dhanoun Dharmasena will be prosecuted for an alleged offence while working at the Whittington Hospital in London in November 2012.

Hasan Mohamed will face a charge of intentionally encouraging an offence of female genital mutilation.

Dr Dharmasena and Mr Mohamed will appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court on 15 April.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-26681364

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Two people face female genital mutilation charges. (Original Post) dipsydoodle Mar 2014 OP

Good...This is a barbaric practice. n/t whathehell Mar 2014 #1

k and r. thank you for posting this. niyad Mar 2014 #2

The difficult thing to understand dipsydoodle Mar 2014 #3

Post removed Post removed Mar 2014 #5

the Muslim? PC madness? white Indigenous people? Kali Mar 2014 #6

k&r LeftishBrit Mar 2014 #4

whathehell

(29,027 posts)

1. Good...This is a barbaric practice. n/t

Reply to dipsydoodle (Original post)

Fri Mar 21, 2014, 09:27 AM

Mar 2014

niyad

(113,042 posts)

2. k and r. thank you for posting this.

Reply to dipsydoodle (Original post)

Fri Mar 21, 2014, 10:26 AM

Mar 2014

dipsydoodle

(42,239 posts)

3. The difficult thing to understand

Reply to niyad (Reply #2)

Fri Mar 21, 2014, 12:50 PM

Mar 2014

is how come its been illegal here in the UK since 1985 and yet these are the first charges brought.

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Kali

(55,002 posts)

6. the Muslim? PC madness? white Indigenous people?

Reply to Post removed (Reply #5)

Fri Mar 21, 2014, 08:14 PM

Mar 2014

so let me get this straight. a non-pc govt should "upset" the Muslim and do what exactly? Favor the white Indigenous people in some way?

LeftishBrit

(41,202 posts)

4. k&r

Reply to dipsydoodle (Original post)

Fri Mar 21, 2014, 03:39 PM

Mar 2014

Glad people are finally being prosecuted; but it shouldn't be happening at all. Anywhere.

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