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Transparency International Sri Lanka (TISL) today filed a fundamental rights petition (SC/FR 65/2023) in the Supreme Court naming 47 Respondents, in relation to the steps taken by the Cabinet of Ministers, the Minister of Health, the Ministry of Health, and the National Medicines Regulatory Authority (NMRA) to procure medical supplies from two Indian private companies.
This case is filed in the public interest, and challenges the following:
♦️ The role of the cabinet of ministers in procuring medical supplies through unregistered private suppliers
♦️ The role of the NMRA in providing a Waiver of Registration to procure medical supplies from unregistered suppliers
♦️ Non-compliance with procurement guidelines including the emergency procurement process
♦️ Abuse of process by the Minister of Health and the Chief Executive Officer of the NMRA.
In its petition, TISL alleges that the citizens' fundamental right to equality (Article 12(1)) and the right of access to information (Article 14A) have been violated, along with serious disregard for the health, safety and wellbeing of the people and in total abuse of public trust and public funds. TISL seeks further information on these transactions.
The petition seeks interim orders against –
♦️ The procurement based on this unsolicited proposal and the placing of any orders
♦️ Approvals for Waiver of Registration of 38 drugs
♦️ Importation of said drugs into Sri Lanka and
♦️ Making payment for such drugs
The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption, the Director-General of Customs, the Inspector-General of Police, Savorite Pharmaceuticals (Pvt) Limited, Kausikh Therapeutics (P) Limited and the Attorney-General are also named as Respondents in this petition.
sam Thursday, 16 February 2023 08:38 PM
Non compliance gives more commissions
Truth Thursday, 16 February 2023 09:12 PM
These Sri Lankan ministers are getting bribe from the Indians and buying Indian medicines knowing very well the Indian medicines are banned in Africa after the deaths of many Africans. Surprisingly most Sri Lankans are not aware of the dangers of the Indian medicines. Senior Sri Lankan doctors are keeping quiet because they too have been compromised by the Indians.
Patient Thursday, 16 February 2023 09:52 PM
Very good move by TISL in the interests of the people of Sri Lanka.
Erandani Dias Friday, 17 February 2023 12:13 AM
More important, how much did the Health minister and his people involved, make in commissions on this rubbish. Aren't the President, Prime Minister, and the rest of the cabinet, in the least worried about this matter, that non compliant, harmful drugs would be unleased on the masses?
Nadheesha Friday, 17 February 2023 02:43 AM
Thousands of people killed consuming Indian medicine in Africa and Indonesia Why dailymirror.lk is not reporting it?
Ns Friday, 17 February 2023 07:03 AM
Well done Transparency. But justice is abused in this banana Republic where the majority is ignorant and selfish.
Tissa Fernando Friday, 17 February 2023 08:00 AM
Getting good too close to India means, you will pay for their junk.
John Saturday, 18 February 2023 12:00 PM
Indian govt is not in the business of selling any drugs to Sri Lanka. Its between a private indian drugs manufacturer and NMRA. India is not telling Sri Lanka to bend it's own rule and buy from this private manufacturer or from India itself. If Sri Lanka has top dollars to spend they can buy from wherever they wish, US, UK, Germany...
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