The doctors who examined convicted fraudster Schabir Shaik have been cleared of any unethical conduct, the Health Professionals Council of SA (HPCSA) said on Monday.

Addressing the media in Pretoria, registrar Boyce Mkhize said: "We therefore find nothing untoward or unethical or unprofessional in the conduct of all the practitioners involved in providing medical care to Mr Shaik and the reports they compiled on his condition."

Shaik was released on early parole in March. This was after the parole board ruled that his medical condition was gravely serious.

The HPCSA was called in to investigate after the Democratic Alliance lodged a complaint against three of his doctors.