23 Sentenced in Uzbekistan for Cough Syrup Deaths

A court in Uzbekistan has sentenced 23 individuals, including an Indian national, to prison for their roles in the deaths of 68 children linked to contaminated cough syrup.

• The court handed out sentences ranging from two to 20 years for crimes including tax evasion, sale of substandard or counterfeit medicines, and bribery.
• Indian citizen Singh Raghvendra Pratap received the longest sentence of 20 years for his involvement in importing the contaminated cough syrup into Uzbekistan.
• The World Health Organization had previously warned against the use of the cough syrups, which were found to be contaminated with toxic substances.
• Families of the 68 deceased children will each receive $80,000 in compensation, with additional payments to families of children who became disabled after consuming the syrup.
• The contaminated cough syrups were produced by India's Marion Biotech, whose production license was cancelled by India following the incidents.

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