RRI Live!

Listen to Radio Romania International Live

Main suspect in Hexi Pharma case apparently dies in car crash

The scandal of the diluted disinfectants used in Romanian hospitals continues to make headlines.

Main suspect in Hexi Pharma case apparently dies in car crash
Main suspect in Hexi Pharma case apparently dies in car crash

, 23.05.2016, 12:05

In what seems to be a bizarre coincidence, the owner of Hexi Pharma, the company that has been selling diluted biocides to hundreds of Romanian public hospitals, apparently died in a car accident on Sunday afternoon. Condrea was presumably found dead after he crashed into a tree, on a local road north of Bucharest. The Police have announced the opening of a criminal investigation in this case. They dont rule out the possibility of a suicide, as they found no breaking marks at the accident site. The victim was found disfigured, so the police assumed it was Dan Condrea as they found his ID documents in the car. The identity of the victim will only be confirmed after a DNA test.



On Monday, Condrea was supposed to be heard by prosecutors again, running the risk of being detained. Just a few weeks ago, a journalistic investigation showed how the concentration of biocides supplied by Hexi Pharma to health-care units all over the country was up to ten times lower than legally required. Consequently, the company has been prosecuted for actions running counter to disease prevention and counterfeiting. Also, the Court has imposed some legal restrictions on Hexi Pharma in terms of liquidation procedure and its right to produce and sell biocides, to name just a few.



The resignation of the Health Minister, Patriciu Achimas Cadariu, and this weeks meeting of the Higher Defence Council to discuss the issue show the magnitude of the scandal.



President Klaus Iohannis, however, has warned that a meeting will not solve the problem: “This problem wont be fixed at the meeting of the Higher Defense Council. Here we discuss the issue and find connections between, lets say, the activity of the Health Ministry and the Intelligence Services on this matter. But the solution does not lie with the Higher Defense Council but with the relevant institutions. Policies in the field should be drawn up by the Health Ministry. Its also the Health Ministry that should come up with improved norms, with procedures likely to prevent this sort of problems. And its up to prosecutors and policemen to find the people who broke the law.



The diluted disinfectants issue, although extremely serious, is only a small part of the gloomy picture painted by the Romanian healthcare system. Severely under financed for years, the staffs small salaries, the procurement policy, the poor hospital infrastructure and the suspicions regarding the pharmaceutical market have fuelled peoples lack of trust in the system, a system that seems to be a “national priority only in theory.

Klaus Iohannis, at the EPC summit (Budapest, Hungary)
Today in the News Friday, 08 November 2024

EPC meeting in Budapest

European leaders met in Budapest to discuss security challenges facing Europe, with an emphasis on the situation in Ukraine, as well as the issues of...

EPC meeting in Budapest
Photo: pixabay.com
Today in the News Friday, 08 November 2024

Romania, from wages to youth unemployment

Data from the Statistical Office of the European Union – Eurostat show that the adjusted average annual full-time salary of Romanians is the fourth...

Romania, from wages to youth unemployment
Donald Trump (Photo: Facebook / Donald J. Trump)
Today in the News Thursday, 07 November 2024

Reactions to the election of Donald Trump

Many political leaders around the world have reacted by congratulating the Republican Donald Trump, who announced his victory in the US presidential...

Reactions to the election of Donald Trump
Foto: pixabay.com
Today in the News Thursday, 07 November 2024

Farmers and the Common Agricultural Policy

The Romanian Minister of Agriculture Florin Barbu and the European Commissioner for Agriculture, the Polish Janusz Wojciechowski, who is on formal...

Farmers and the Common Agricultural Policy
Today in the News Wednesday, 06 November 2024

Roxana Mînzatu, endorsed by the Romanian Parliament

Romanian Government’s proposal for the position of European Commissioner in the future Community Executive, the Social Democrat Roxana Mînzatu has...

Roxana Mînzatu, endorsed by the Romanian Parliament
Today in the News Wednesday, 06 November 2024

Japanese Investments in Energy and Technology

Important Japanese companies have expressed their interest, these days, in Bucharest, to invest in Romania, in transport infrastructure, energy,...

Japanese Investments in Energy and Technology
Today in the News Tuesday, 05 November 2024

NATO must stay united

NATO will work with the winner of the US elections, whoever that person may be and will do its best to stay united, NATO secretary general Mark Rutte...

NATO must stay united
Today in the News Monday, 04 November 2024

Moldova stays on path to Europe

Moldova’s pro-European president Maia Sandu won a new  4-year term in Sunday’s second round run-off, with over 55% of the votes cast in the...

Moldova stays on path to Europe

Partners

Muzeul Național al Țăranului Român Muzeul Național al Țăranului Român
Liga Studentilor Romani din Strainatate - LSRS Liga Studentilor Romani din Strainatate - LSRS
Modernism | The Leading Romanian Art Magazine Online Modernism | The Leading Romanian Art Magazine Online
Institului European din România Institului European din România
Institutul Francez din România – Bucureşti Institutul Francez din România – Bucureşti
Muzeul Național de Artă al României Muzeul Național de Artă al României
Le petit Journal Le petit Journal
Radio Prague International Radio Prague International
Muzeul Național de Istorie a României Muzeul Național de Istorie a României
ARCUB ARCUB
Radio Canada International Radio Canada International
Muzeul Național al Satului „Dimitrie Gusti” Muzeul Național al Satului „Dimitrie Gusti”
SWI swissinfo.ch SWI swissinfo.ch
UBB Radio ONLINE UBB Radio ONLINE
Strona główna - English Section - polskieradio.pl Strona główna - English Section - polskieradio.pl
creart - Centrul de Creație Artă și Tradiție al Municipiului Bucuresti creart - Centrul de Creație Artă și Tradiție al Municipiului Bucuresti
italradio italradio
Institutul Confucius Institutul Confucius
BUCPRESS - știri din Cernăuți BUCPRESS - știri din Cernăuți

Affiliates

Euranet Plus Euranet Plus
AIB | the trade association for international broadcasters AIB | the trade association for international broadcasters
Digital Radio Mondiale Digital Radio Mondiale
News and current affairs from Germany and around the world News and current affairs from Germany and around the world
Comunità radiotelevisiva italofona Comunità radiotelevisiva italofona

Providers

RADIOCOM RADIOCOM
Zeno Media - The Everything Audio Company Zeno Media - The Everything Audio Company