adminDr Conrad Murray was formally asked on 29 December to surrender the medical certificate as a result of his felony conviction, said Dan Wood, a spokesperson for the medical board.
The physician was convicted in November of causing Jackson’s death in a manslaughter case that centred on Murray’s use of the powerful anaesthetic propofol to help the singer sleep.
Authorities said the propofol combined with sedatives caused Jackson, 50, to stop breathing and die at his Los Angeles mansion.
Murray, who was sentenced to four years behind bars, remains in jail and has until the middle of this month to return the certificates, Wood said.
Following that, the California Medical Board will at a later date move to revoke Murray’s medical licence, Wood said.- Reuters
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