Beckley Not in Good Standing

The Ghana Medical and Dental Council said on Friday that Dr. Prince Nicholas Beckley is not in good standing, as he had not renewed his registration since 1986.

A statement signed by Dr. E.K. Atikpui, Registrar of the Council, said Dr Beckley graduated from the Kalinin State Medical Institute in the Soviet Union in 1969 and was registered with the Council in 1982 with registration number MDC/RN/01779.

However, their records indicate that the last time he renewed his registration was in 1986.

It quoted Section 27(2) of NRCD 91 (1972) which states that; "Every practitioner on the standing register shall pay such annual fee for retention of his registration as may be prescribed by regulations."

It said any doctor or dentist who failed to pay the annual retention fee was not on the register.

The statement reminded doctors and dentists, who have not paid their retention fees up to 2002 that under the decree, any doctor or dentist, who is not in good standing shall not practice medicine and sign any certificate or document required by law to be signed by a practitioner.

The police arrested Dr. Beckley at the weekend following allegations that he had kidnapped two teenage girls for alleged spiritual purposes.

A mob attacked and burnt down his residence and destroyed property worth millions of cedis.

He has since been remanded into prison custody.

The Criminal Investigations Department on Friday said it was continuing with investigations into allegations that Dr. Ram Beckley, an occultist and a medical practitioner, kidnapped a teenage girl last week.

A statement signed by Mr Angwutoge Awuni, Director of Police Public Relations, asked the public to contact the Homicide Section at the CID Headquarters with any information that could be vital to the case.