6 tried in China for Tamiflu piracy
Six people have gone on trial in Shanghai on charges of making an unlicensed version of the anti-bird flu drug Tamiflu, newspapers and the court announced Friday.
Lead defendant Wang Xun is accused of illegally purchasing the Tamiflu formula for $20,000 and then joining with others to pirate and sell the ersatz drug, Shanghai's Youth Daily and other newspapers said.
Shanghai's No. 2 Intermediate Court confirmed the trial began on Thursday, but gave no other details.
By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN
9 February 2007