Beijing - The scandal over contaminated baby milk powder inChina on Thursday, three men sentenced to death and hoheHaftstrafen been imposed.
A court in Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province inder also condemned the head of the MilchunternehmensSanlu, Tian Wenhua, and two other defendants to life in prison
The process due to the Milchpanscherei with the industrial chemical melamine, which were spoken only twelve sentences, the Auftakteiner whole series of court cases. By giftigeMilchpulver almost 300 000 infants are diagnosed with kidney stones.
Least six babies died. One of the death penalty was suspended for two years and can be converted to life imprisonment.
The accused was sentenced to death for having undverkauft from profiteering derIndustriechemikalie with melamine-called `protein powder" produced. Thus, a higher protein content and One artificially improve the quality of milk was simulated.
In industry wirdMelamin used as a binder. The death sentences were issued because of `threat to public safety" and because of `poisonous food production, Sales. Actually, 21 Angeklagtevor court stood, but a spokesman pointed out that nine of Ortenverurteilt others will. 39 Other managers are not clear yet in custody Eswar, when they are brought to justice.
The verdict against the head board of the company Sanlu ergingwegen `production and sale of poor-quality goods". TianWenhua had pleaded guilty. Führungskräfteerhielten Three other sentences 5 to 15 years. The court verhängteauch a fine amounting to 50 million yuan (the equivalent of 5.5 million euros) against the company, which, however long pleiteist.
Except for Sanlu melamine contaminated dairy products at rundzwei dozen Chinese dairy producers were found because diePanscherei apparently widespread practice in the Milchindustriewar. The concentrations of Sanlu, whose milk powder sehrbeliebt cheap, however, were relatively high.
