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Three Years After the Dok-1 Maks Tragedy, Victims' Families Have Received Only About 20% of Compensation

More than three years after the poisoning caused by Dok-1 Maks and Ambronol syrups in Uzbekistan, families of children who died or became disabled have received only about 20% of the compensation awarded by courts. Payment deadlines are not established by law, enforcement has been transferred to the Bureau of Enforcement (MIB), whose data are contradictory: two statements mention 85–92 victims and amounts of 78–88 billion soums. The Ministry of Health does not maintain a public registry of victims and has not responded to Gazeta.uz requests for three months.

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