The Bureau of Compulsory Enforcement (BCE) has responded to reports that compensation payments have not been made to people affected by the Doc-1 Max syrop.
According to the BCE, enforcement proceedings are underway based on court orders to recover a total of 78 billion soums in damages from debtor S. Kariyev and others in favor of 85 individuals.
During the enforcement process, residential properties belonging to S. Kariyev on Qatortol 3rd Narrow Street in the 1-Qatortol mahalla of Chilanzar district, as well as a non-residential building on Furqat Street in the Beshyogoch mahalla, were seized and put up for online auction.
The non-residential building on Furqat Street was sold at auction, generating 793 million soums. Auction proceedings for the residential properties on Qatortol 3rd Narrow Street, which have been valued at 7.1 billion soums, are continuing.
A total of 16.7 billion soums recovered from auction proceeds and funds paid by members of S. Kariyev's family has been distributed equally among the claimants.
Compulsory enforcement measures are continuing to recover the remaining 61.3 billion soums in damages from S. Kariyev and others.
The Doc-1 Max case
In December 2022, reports emerged that 15 children had died in Samarkand province after being poisoned by the Doc-1 Max syrop. The medicine was manufactured by India's Marion Pvt. Ltd. Patients who took the medicine and syrup experienced adverse effects. An examination found that Doc-1 Max was a cold and flu medicine and syrup, with toxic substances detected in several batches. Following the incident, sales of the medicine were banned at pharmacies across the country and the products were withdrawn from the market.
According to official figures, Doc-1 Max was responsible for the deaths of 68 children and left 16 children with disabilities in the country. The court proceedings over the case concluded on Feb. 26 this year, with a Tashkent City Court criminal panel sentencing 23 defendants accused in the syrup case.
Under the verdict, Indian citizen Singh Ragvendra Pratar, director of Quramax Medical LLC, was sentenced to 20 years in prison and will be deported to India after serving his sentence. Former Pharmaceutical Industry Development Agency head Sardor Kariyev was sentenced to 18 years, while his deputies, Amirkhon Azimov and Nodirbek Musayev, each received 16-year prison terms. The sentences are to be served in general-regime penal colonies.
The court panel also ordered six defendants to jointly pay 1 billion soums in compensation to the legal representatives of each of the 68 children who died after being poisoned by the syrup. Legal representatives of 16 victims who suffered serious injuries and became disabled and those who suffered minor injuries were to receive 500 million and 200 million soums, respectively.
In early July 2024, the appeals court reviewing the Doc-1 Max case upheld the original verdict without changes.
