INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Former Secretary to the Ministry of Health, Janaka Chandragupta has been arrested by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) over the
controversial substandard Immunoglobulin import issue, Ada Derana reporter said.Earlier, Chandragupta had arrived at the CID to provide a
statement regarding the matter this morning (18).On Thursday (Dec
14), the Maligakanda Magistrate Lochani Abeywickrama had declared that the court finds the actions of the former Secretary of the Ministry
suspicious.Therefore, the Magistrate also ordered that all responsible parties must be arrested and produced before the court irrespective
of their positions, for the administration of justice over the providing of substandard medicine to the public.The CID had recorded a
statement from the former Health Secretary regarding the matter in late November as well.
