A disciplinary complaint seeking to suspend or revoke Dr Conrad Murray’s temporary medical licence in Trinidad and Tobago has been dismissed after concerns about the conduct of the tribunal’s former chairman.
The decision allows the cardiologist convicted of involuntary manslaughter in Michael Jackson’s death to continue practising locally, according to CNC3’s report by Derek Achong, published on 15 October 2026.
The tribunal expressly stated that its ruling did not decide the substance of the complaint.
“The ruling does not determine the merits of the complaint nor exonerate the Respondent,” attorney Shankar Bidaisee wrote in the decision, as quoted by CNC3.
Witness approach raised concerns
During questioning by Murray’s lawyer, Kiel Takalalsingh, former Medical Board secretary Dr Peter Baggan disclosed that the tribunal’s then chairman, Dr Ian Ramnarine, had approached him to provide a witness statement.
Ramnarine acknowledged making the approach because he considered Baggan’s evidence useful. Other tribunal members raised concerns about his involvement, and he eventually withdrew from the panel.
According to CNC3, the remaining members concluded that a fair-minded and informed observer would consider Ramnarine biased. They also determined that continuing to hear evidence obtained through his intervention would be procedurally unfair.
Complaint followed criminal conviction
The Medical Board of Trinidad and Tobago brought the complaint in June 2018 under Section 24 of the Medical Board Act. It concerned Murray’s criminal conviction arising from Jackson’s death.
Jackson died at his Los Angeles home on 25 June 2009, aged 50, after receiving medication administered by Murray. A California jury convicted Murray of involuntary manslaughter in November 2011. He received a four-year prison sentence and served just under two years.
The Grenadian-born doctor established the DCM Medical Institute in El Socorro in May 2023.
The tribunal’s dismissal turns on the fairness of the disciplinary process. The underlying allegations were left undetermined.
