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Former Deputy Health Minister to be tried on May 12 for role in fake medicine case

A first-instance trial will start on May 12 on former Deputy Health Minister Truong Quoc Cuong and 13 other defendants involved in the case relating to the trading of counterfeit medicines labelled as Health 2000 Canada; the lack of responsibilities causing serious consequences; and the abuse of positions and power while on duty, which took place in HCM City, some other localities and at the DAV, according to the Hanoi People’s Court.
Former Deputy Health Minister to be tried on May 12 for role in fake medicine case ảnh 1Former Deputy Health Minister Truong Quoc Cuong (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – A first-instance trial will start on May 12 on formerDeputy Health Minister Truong Quoc Cuong and 13 other defendants involved inthe case relating to the trading of counterfeit medicines labelled as Health 2000 Canada; the lack of responsibilities causing serious consequences; and the abuse of positions and power while on duty, which took place in HCM City, some other localities and at the DAV, according to the Hanoi People’s Court.

In this case,Cuong and two other defendants – Nguyen Viet Hung, former deputy director ofthe Health Ministry’s Drug Administration (DAV); and Le Dinh Thanh, a former officialof Ho Chi Minh City Customs Department -  were charged with lack ofresponsibility causing serious consequence.

Two former officials of the DAV – Pham Hong Chau and Nguyen Thi Thu Thuy – areaccused of abusing positions and power while on duty.  

Meanwhile, nine defendants, including six executives and employees of VN Pharmacompany, two from H&C International Maritime Trading Co. Ltd and a formerdirector general of the SaigonPharmaceutical Company, are charged with trading counterfeit medicine.

Accordingto the verdict of the Supreme People’s Procuracy, as head of the DAV from 2007to 2016, Cuong failed to fulfil his responsibility in supervising andinspecting the work of experts in assessing and granting licencesfor seven kinds of drugs, leading to the approval of dossiers for theimport and consumption of the six out of the seven counterfeitdrugs, labelled Health 2000, in Vietnam with a total value of over 148billion VND.

Afterthe drugs were imported and consumed in Vietnam, althoughhe received information about the suspected origins of the drugs, Cuongdid not give direction to stop their circulation, or recall anddestroy the drugs. As a result, domestic medical establishments continuedto use supplied counterfeit drugs labelled Health 2000 Canada withoutclear origins to treat patients at a total value of over 3.7 billion VND. 

Meanwhile, former DAV deputy director Hung did not perform properly his assigned tasksand duties thus failing to detect and stop wrongdoings of his subordinates inassessing and licensing the drugs./.
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