Former Health Secretary remanded over drug imports scandal

Former Health Secretary remanded over drug imports scandal

December 18, 2023   10:02 pm

Former Secretary of Health Ministry Janaka Chandragupta, who was arrested by the CID over the controversial human Immunoglobulin import issue, has been remanded until 27 December by the Maligakanda Magistrate’s Court.

Mr. Chandragupta was arrested by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) after he had arrived at the CID this morning (18) to record a statement regarding the controversial substandard Human Immunoglobulin import issue.

On Thursday (Dec. 14), the Maligakanda Magistrate Lochani Abeywickrama had declared that the court finds the actions of the former Secretary of the Ministry of Health with regard to the process of purchasing the batch of ‘substandard’ human intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG), as suspicious.

Therefore, the Magistrate also ordered that all responsible parties must be arrested and produced before the court irrespective of their positions, for the administration of justice over the providing of substandard medicine to the public.

The CID had recorded a statement from the former Health Secretary regarding the matter on two previous occasions.

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