expatbrit,
This stuation is very silly indeed. It's so stupid. It's the WTS that says the person DA's himself. In other words, the WTS is speaking for the supposed DA'd person, so in effect, he is being disfellowshipped.
RHW, you're right, it always boils down to the WTS covering their own ass, and looking "good" to the world, the world they hate so much, yet depend on so much. Wayyyy too ironic.
TR