The FIA has been given physical custody of the Polyclinic executives.
The court has decided not to grant the accused’s request for seven days of physical remand.
In a case involving the use of outdated dengue diagnostic kits and equipment with the complicity of contractor Syed Mohammad Shah, who supplied the kits to the hospital in 2019 through M/S Ideal Diagnostic System Rawalpindi, a local court on Friday granted the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) a three-day physical remand of former Polyclinic Hospital deputy executive director finance Dr. Amanullah and storekeeper Abid Hussain.
After the court denied their request for interim bail, the FIA earlier detained Dr. Amanullah and Abid Hussain.
The FIA brought both defendants before judicial magistrate Umar Bashir on Friday. For the purpose of questioning the suspects in the case, the FIA requested a seven-day physical remand.
The FIA investigating officer testified in court that Dr. Amanullah sent the issue of the hospital’s expired kits to the storekeeper rather than the executive director as was required.
The defence attorney argued that in the entire case, the FIA had only cited two people. He claimed that his client had informed the hospital’s senior management in writing about the out-of-date kits. The attorney also disputed FIA’s authority in this particular case.
According to Dr. Amanullah’s attorney, his client did nothing more than sign and forward the file. He said that the hospital’s executive director was in charge of overseeing everything.
More people involved in the case, according to the FIA official, are also being looked into. The judge gave the FIA a three-day remand of the two defendants after hearing arguments.
Following the FIA’s presentation of evidence to the court and request for the cancellation of their interim bail, special court judge Central Muhammad Azam Khan on Thursday rejected the bail requests of both defendants.
Dr. Amanullah’s attorney contended on Thursday that the test kits were acquired legally. He asserted that he was not an authority on the store’s equipment and that his client had only recently signed the letter.
