MADABIDA'S PARTNERS IN CRIME RELEASED ON BAIL

The Pharmaceutical Industries Limited Chief Executive Officer, Ramadhani Madabida

Four persons who are being charged with five counts including supplying counterfeit drugs along with the Pharmaceutical Industries Limited Chief Executive Officer, Ramadhani Madabida were yesterday released on bail after meeting set bail conditions.

However, four accused, Seif Shamte Director of Operations, Simon Msoffe Marketing Manager and Fatma Shango Assistant Accountant and Evans Mwemezi, Quality Assurance Officer on Monday failed to meet bail conditions set by the Kisutu Resident Magistrate court and remain in custody.

The presiding Senior Resident Magistrate, Nyigulile Mwaseba ordered the accused to deposit 12m/- in cash each or surrender a title deed of an immovable property equivalent to the said amount. The magistrate also ordered each of the accused to secure two reliable sureties to sign a bond of 6m/-. 

As of Monday, only Madabida and Sadiki Materu, Quality Assurance Manager managed to meet the bail conditions. 

Apart from supplying counterfeit drugs, Madabida, who is also Dar es Salaam region’s CCM Chairman, and his co-accused are also charged with obtaining money by false pretence and occasioning a loss of over 148/- to Medical Stores Department (MSD). 

According to the charge sheet, the prosecution team led by Senior State Attorney, Faraja Nchimbi assisted by State Attorney, Shadrack Kimaro alleged that on April 5, 2011 in Dar es Salaam, Madabida, Shamte, Msoffe and Shango supplied to MSD 7,776 Tins of counterfeit Antiretroviral drugs purportedly containing ingredients Stavudine 30mg+Nevirapine 200mg+Lamivudine 15omg, with batch number OC 01.85 manufactured in March 2011 and expiring on February last year as genuine Antiretroviral drugs.

In another count it was alleged that between April 12 and 29, 2011 the four accused with intent to defraud or deceive obtained from MSD USD 98,506.8 equivalent to 148,350,156/- by pretending that the amount was payment for genuine 12,252 Tins of Antiretroviral drugs supplied.

The case was adjourned until February 24, this year.

SOURCE: THE GUARDIAN