Turkish imam suspended after being rushed to hospital with ‘pieces of cucumber’ stuck up his bum
Medics said the religious leader's injuries were caused by a “foreign object in the rectum"
A Turkish Islamic leader has been suspended after ‘pieces of cucumber’ were found shoved up his bum.
The 39-year-old ‘imam’ was rushed to the emergency room complaining of severe abdominal pain and bleeding from his back-passage.
A leaked hospital report revealed the vegetable-related scandal which led to the man’s suspension by a local branch of the Religious Affairs Directorate.
According to Hurriyet Daily News, a ‘crack team’ of medics in Turkey agreed that the bleeding was caused by a “foreign object in the rectum.”
The imam, from the Central Anatolian region of Turkey, was admitted to hospital on June 23, but was kept overnight as doctors treated his anal-injuries.
However, Istanbul’s Chamber of Doctors has slammed the leaking of the medical report and called the man’s suspension “unacceptable”.
Ardıl Bayram Şahin, a member of the Istanbul Chamber of Doctors’ Human Rights Commission, said the leaking of medical information could prevent people who enjoy “various sexual practices” from seeking medical help.
He said: “We do not know what the official investigation is about, but suspension is unacceptable.
“Such rights violations may prevent people with various sexual practices, especially those who are public employees, from seeking medical assistance.”
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