JAKARTA: Indonesia's police are conducting preliminary inquiries into whether any actions by officials at the country's drug regulator could amount to criminal wrongdoing, as they expand a probe into
The police scrutiny of Indonesia's food and drugs agency is the latest escalation by states seeking accountability for contaminated syrups that were linked to the deaths of dozens more children in Gambia and Uzbekistan last year. The World Health Organization is working with countries to investigate the global pharmaceutical supply chain for such syrups.
Andika Urrasyidin, lead police investigator of the case, told Reuters police have called in"many" BPOM officials for questioning, and the investigation is still underway. No one at BPOM has been accused of wrongdoing. The police could ultimately pursue criminal charges or close the probe without taking action.Hersadwi Rusdiyono, the director of Indonesia's national police's crimes detection unit, said BPOM officials were brought in as witnesses, but investigators are now checking if any wrongdoing was committed by drug regulators.
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