JAKARTA – The boss and three other officials of an Indonesian firm whose cough syrup was linked to the deaths of over 200 children have been sentenced to jail.
They were handed two-year prison sentences and fined one billion Indonesian rupiah each.
The firm, Afi Farma, was accused of producing cough syrups containing excess amounts of toxic substances.
The company’s lawyer said they denied negligence and the firm was considering whether to appeal.
Prosecutors had been seeking a prison sentence of seven to nine years for Afi Farma’s chief executive, Prasetya Harahap, and seven years each for the other defendants.
The company did not test the ingredients used in the cough syrup and instead relied on quality and safety certificates from its supplier, prosecutors said. (BBC)
