A BRAIN surgeon who posed for selfies while brandishing an arsenal of weapons and assaulted a woman has been struck off.
Dr Sayed Talibi, 38, watched sick video footage of beheadings and also downloaded an image of a waterboarding device.
Research GateDr Sayed Talibi, 38, was struck off after posing for selfies with weapons and viewing video footage of beheadings[/caption]
Other images found on his devices included heavy armoured vehicles and weaponry, an aerial photograph of RAF Lakenheath and army bases in Italy, Greece, Turkey and the UK.
The British-born neurosurgeon, who has worked for the University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire (UHCW) NHS Trust, appeared before a medical tribunal misconduct hearing.
Dr Talibi, of Tamworth, Staffs, accumulated a range of horrifying images, videos and documents on his electronic devices between 2007 and 2018.
Some photos showed him posing with a large quantity of knives and an axe, which he admitted.
But others, including selfies, showed him holding or pointing various firearms including rifles, semi-automatics and handguns.
The tribunal also found that Dr Talibi sent a Snapchat message, which included an image of three knives, a meat cleaver and a small sword, which read: “Who wants to play?”
But a charge he posed with a Russian rocket launcher was dropped.
Other charges levelled at Dr Talibi that were found proved included threatening, abusing and raping a woman.
The tribunal heard how Dr Talibi attacked a woman – referred to as Ms A – and behaved in a threatening and abusive manner towards her, which included threatening to waterboard her and brandishing a knife in front of her.
He denied raping the woman three times, but the tribunal found that on one occasion they had sex without her consent and without him “having reasonable belief” she was consenting.
Some of the images found on Dr Talibi’s electronic devices are thought to have have been taken “in a foreign location”.
But one photo showing semi-automatic firearms, pistols and magazines laid out on floor of a garden patio is believed to have been taken in the UK.
When questioned by Simon Jackson KC, for the GMC, Dr Talibi admitted that on reflection he’d been “foolish” to pose for the photos but he’d thought “it was cool” at the time.
But he denied being “obsessed” with guns and expressing “anti-Western attitudes” and said many photos showed “BB” or “toy” guns.
Dr Talibi, who was accused of bringing the profession into disrepute, said his interests in guns and weaponry stemmed from his time as an army cadet at university and he also had an interest in “West Asian geo-politics”.
The tribunal heard that he regarded himself as a “British patriot” and abhorred “terrorism in any form”.
But Mr Jackson said recordings the doctor had made showed he had “anti-Western sentiments”.
Dr Talibi replied: “I’m sure everyone is allowed to disagree with politics but I don’t disagree with being a law-abiding citizen in the West.
“They’re two different things.”
SICK VIDEOS
Graphic images he downloaded or viewed of beheadings included members of the Taliban killing civilians or Pakistani soldiers and he admitted possessing an image of a waterboarding device.
But charges Dr Talibi possessed “a quantity of sensitive material” connected to the terrorists in the 9/11 attacks.
This included immigration, customs and ID documents and downloaded articles about making an ignition device from foil scrap were not proved.
Dr Talibi admitted additional charges of making racist and discriminatory comments.
The included him saying he “hated” non-Muslims, Afghans and Afghan culture and using the derogatory term “kuffar” to describe non-Muslims.
Dr Talibi also admitted creating a profile on a dating website in which the described himself as a “28-year-old brain surgeon”.
He uploaded a photograph of him participating in live brain surgery that showed the exposed brain of a patient.
Charges relating to taking milk powder from a Asda supermarket, defrauding EDF Energy over a £770 energy bill and recording a court appearance for driving offences, were also found proved.
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