A doctor gives his opinion in trial for death of 200 children due to thealleged intake of syrups

Jakarta (Indonesia), June 13 (EFE/EPA).- Dr. Johannes Gunawan gave his opinion this Thursday as an expert at the hearing of the class action lawsuit in Jakarta presented by the families against the Government of Indonesia and several pharmaceutical and chemical companies in the Asian archipelago for the death of at least 200 minors due to The alleged ingestion of contaminated syrups began this Tuesday in a Jakarta court.

Twenty-five families - 19 of children who died and 6 minors who remain ill - filed a complaint on November 22 against the Government of Indonesia and several pharmaceutical companies and chemical product manufacturers, after at least 200 minors died from kidney failure last year. anus.

These are cases in principle related to the presence of toxic components in several medications indicated by the Indonesian authorities, which in October banned all sales of syrups in the country.

The complainants filed the accusation against the Ministry of Health, the Indonesian National Food and Drug Control Agency (BPOM) and seven pharmaceutical and chemical companies in the country, asking for compensation of about $128,000 for each deceased and about $64,000 dollars for each patient.

Indonesia began an investigation into this matter after an alert by the World Health Organization (WHO) in October also due to the death of more than 60 minors due to kidney failure in The Gambia.

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FOOTAGE OF THE DOCTOR JOHANNES GUNAWAN'S PRESS CONFERENCE IN JAKARTA, INDONESIA.