Uzbekistan's Supreme Court said on December 1 that the Tashkent city court has suspended the trial of 21 people allegedly responsible for the deaths of at least 65 children who consumed a cough syrup made by Indian pharmaceuticals company Marion Biotech. According to the statement, the case was sent back to investigators to identify more suspects in the high-profile case, which shocked the Central Asian nation in 2022. The current defendants include the former head of the State Agency for Pharmaceutical Network Development and senior employees of Quramax Medical LLC, which imported the syrup to Uzbekistan. To read the original story by RFE/RL’s Uzbek Service, click here.
Uzbek Court Suspends Trial Over Deaths Of Children Linked To Cough Syrup To Identify More Suspects
The case investigated the deaths of at least 65 children who consumed a cough syrup made by Indian pharmaceuticals company Marion Biotech. (file photo)