A surgeon who was convicted in the first-ever successful prosecution for Muslim sectarian violence in Britain has been banned from practising as a doctor.
Dr Mirza Tariq Ali, 39, a locum surgeon, fled the country after being charged with violent disorder during a rally in Central London in May last year which was anti Shia/Iran/Bashar/Hezbollah.
In June, Ali, from Walthamstow, East London, was found guilty in his absence at the Old Bailey of violent disorder and sentenced to 15 months. Last week, Ali was struck off by the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS) after a hearing in Central London.
The MPTS heard how Ali – who worked as a general surgery registrar in hospitals across the capital – helped to organise a rally against the Syrian government of President Bashar Assad for former members of the banned Sunni Islamic group Al-Muhajiroun in Edgware Road, Central London.
Some of the protesters at the rally assaulted a number of Shia bystanders, and Ali was seen hitting one of the victims repeatedly with a flag post, the tribunal heard.
Chair of the panel, Mr David Kyle said: “His behaviour is unacceptable and he has failed to uphold the proper standards of conduct and behaviour expected of a doctor.”
Ali was sentenced alongside Jordan Horner, 20, from Walthamstow, and three others, to 15 months imprisonment on June 20. He has not returned to the UK.
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Scotland Yard said an arrest warrant for Ali is outstanding, but declined to comment on whether he could be now fighting in Syria.
