Libyan Health Minister detained over cancer drug scandal

Libya’s Public Prosecutor has ordered the detention of Health Minister Ali Al-Zanati, along with several other senior officials from the Government of National Unity (GNU) over irregularities in the import of cancer medication from Iraq, according to the Middle East Monitor on May 7^th.

The officials were accused of bypassing procedures and failing to coordinate with the General Authority for Combating Cancer, the body responsible for approving imported cancer treatments.

Prosecutor Al-Seddiq Al-Sour stated that anyone posing a risk to public health or public funds would be held accountable.

Middle East Monitor