Racism Down Under: Sri Lankan Dr Aron Kondasinghe Sudath, banned for two years

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Disgraced doctor banned for two years

Peter Bodkin 
The Daily Telegraph
 February 25, 2013 1:22PM

A DISGRACED doctor convicted of raping his wife has been banned from practicing for at least two years after a tribunal found he was still more worried about his own fall from grace than any harm he had done to the victim.

Dr Aron Kondasinghe Sudath, who previously practiced at Bega Hospital among other locations, was stripped of his medical license after a failed attempt to have his suspension lifted.

He was previously jailed for nearly four years for raping and assaulting his ex-wife, and was only released on parole in November 2011.

At a Medical Tribunal hearing last week, the former GP and surgeon claimed he believed his traditional, Sri Lankan marriage entitled him to "unconditional consent" for sex with his wife.

He also blamed the victim for initiating intercourse with him then suddenly stopping before he forced himself on her - a version which a judge and jury didn't buy.

In its judgement, the tribunal said Dr Sudath's versions of both the rape and a later assault - which the doctor completed denied - were "unreliable and implausible".

And while it accepted there may have been some "cultural element" to the doctor's crime, the tribunal was "unimpressed" with his belief an Australian woman deserved greater consideration than his Sri Lankan bride.

This SAYS it ALL, Bear in mind this MORON said the following in his DEFENCE

Dr Sudath told the tribunal he didn't believe he had the right to have non-consensual sex with a previous wife because he had "full respect for her".

"She was a nice blonde, blue-eyed girl from Port Lincoln, Australia - not a Sri Lankan girl," he said.

The tribunal also found Dr Sudath's declarations of remorse for having hurt his wife in the rape were insincere and "more an expression of regret of his own downfall" than concern for the victim.

"There was also an overwhelming impression that the respondent was concerned to tell the tribunal what he perceived it wished to hear in order to enhance his chances of remaining a medical practitioner," it said.

Dr Sudath argued he should be able to keep practicing with conditions because he had a lot to offer the community as a doctor.

But the tribunal rejected the submission and instead cancelled his registration, banning him from re-applying for two years.