Mahinda's physician Dr. Eliyantha White could be jailed for two years ! - According to Sri Lanka Medical Council Act

In the event a case is filed before courts against Presidential physician Dr. Eliyantha White for practicing medicine without being registered as a doctor, he could be sentenced to a jail term not less than two years and a fine of Rs. 2,000, a senior official from the Attorney General’s Department.

The official said that Clause 21 of the Medical Professionals, Pharmacists, Midwives and Nurses Act No. 26 of 1927 clearly stated about offences similar to what has been committed by Dr. White and the punishment for it.

The official further stated that according to the said Act, Presidential Secretary Lalith
Weeratunge, head of the sports medical division Specialist Dr. Geetanjana Mendis and the officials of Sri Lanka Cricket who had given him permission to treat national cricketers could also be punished for aiding and abetting Dr. White. Clause 38 of the Act states that no individual could be engaged in any profession without being properly registered.

Dr. White’s official blog site states that he could be met at the Presidential Secretariat and appointments should be made via an e-mail address at the Secretariat.

The official from the Attorney General’s Department says that Presidential Secretary Lalith Weeratunge could be charged for not taking any action against Dr. White and aiding and abetting in his activities.

Although President Mahinda Rajapaksa is also at fault for encouraging a person who is not registered to administer treatment to individuals, action could not be taken against him due to Presidential immunity.