Former Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella has been further remanded over the purported importation of inferior Immune Globulin vaccines.
Keheliya Rambukwella was further remanded until 12 July 2024 by the Maligakanda Magistrate’s Court today, along with a few other suspects implicated in the case.
The suspects were arrested and remanded after the Criminal Investigations Department launched an investigation into allegations that a pharmaceutical company had imported 22,500 vials of substandard Immune Globulin vaccines by creating forged documents with the assistance of the two senior state officials.
Investigations revealed that financial fraud of Rs. 130 million had occurred via the imports of the said substandard medicine, under the tenure of Keheliya Rambukwella as Health Minister.
Based on the investigations, several Health Ministry officials, including Keheliya Rambukwella, were arrested and remanded.
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