DOJ readies charges vs Garin, et al over 8 Dengvaxia deaths
Published Feb 24, 2020 12:00 am
By Jeffrey Damicog
The Department of Justice (DOJ) intends to file within the week charges against former Health Secretary and now Iloilo Representative Janette Garin concerning her alleged liability in the deaths of eight children who got inoculated with the anti-dengue vaccine Dengvaxia.
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“Infos are ready but the attachments are the ones being photocopied,” said Senior Deputy State Prosecutor Richard Anthony Fadullon.
Fadullon noted that the attachments including pieces of evidence are voluminous.
“It will be filed as soon as the attachments are ready,” he assured.
Fadullon added that charges will be filed in various courts which has jurisdiction over places where each of the eight children got inoculated with the vaccine.
The charges concerning the eight dead children comprise the second batch of Dengvaxia complaints filed before the DOJ by the Public Attorney’s Office (PAO) on behalf of the families of the victims.
Following the conduct of a preliminary investigation, a DOJ panel of prosecutors found probable cause to indict Garin and her co-respondents with reckless imprudence resulting to homicide.
The panel also recommended the indictment of the executives of Pasteur Sanofi, the manufacturer of Dengvaxia, for violating the Consumer Act of the Philippines.
“Similar to the Resolution on the first batch of Dengvaxia vaccine cases, the Panel found that there was ‘inexcusable lack of precaution’ on the part of Garin and the other respondent government officials in the ‘fast-tracking of the procurement process’ for the Dengvaxia Vaccine despite being aware of its low efficacy results and potential risks associated with its use,” the DOJ said in a statement.
“The Panel concluded that the accomplishment of the procurement process for the Dengvaxia vaccine, with undue haste, within a limited timeframe, and despite the red flags known to Garin and the other respondents, amounted to Reckless Imprudence,” it added.
(MANILA BULLETIN)
“Infos are ready but the attachments are the ones being photocopied,” said Senior Deputy State Prosecutor Richard Anthony Fadullon.
Fadullon noted that the attachments including pieces of evidence are voluminous.
“It will be filed as soon as the attachments are ready,” he assured.
Fadullon added that charges will be filed in various courts which has jurisdiction over places where each of the eight children got inoculated with the vaccine.
The charges concerning the eight dead children comprise the second batch of Dengvaxia complaints filed before the DOJ by the Public Attorney’s Office (PAO) on behalf of the families of the victims.
Following the conduct of a preliminary investigation, a DOJ panel of prosecutors found probable cause to indict Garin and her co-respondents with reckless imprudence resulting to homicide.
The panel also recommended the indictment of the executives of Pasteur Sanofi, the manufacturer of Dengvaxia, for violating the Consumer Act of the Philippines.
“Similar to the Resolution on the first batch of Dengvaxia vaccine cases, the Panel found that there was ‘inexcusable lack of precaution’ on the part of Garin and the other respondent government officials in the ‘fast-tracking of the procurement process’ for the Dengvaxia Vaccine despite being aware of its low efficacy results and potential risks associated with its use,” the DOJ said in a statement.
“The Panel concluded that the accomplishment of the procurement process for the Dengvaxia vaccine, with undue haste, within a limited timeframe, and despite the red flags known to Garin and the other respondents, amounted to Reckless Imprudence,” it added.