Abdullah Hamed-Cairo
The armed forces spokesman denied that the army had a chain of pharmacies in 19011, and accused some of the "hostile" and "systematic" social media channels of fabricating "rumors" concerning the possession or opening of a series of pharmacies throughout the republic.
The armed forces called on all media and social media users not to promote these rumors, and to investigate the accuracy and lack of coherence behind these malicious allegations, according to the statement spokesman.
The army statement came in response to the news spread following a decision by the Ministry of Health to remove a series of famous pharmacies from pharmacist records, in conjunction with a huge advertising campaign for other pharmacies, which some activists say belong to the army and bear a name in the birth of Sisi.
The Central Department of Free Treatment and Licensing at the Ministry of Health notified the Pharmacists Syndicate in Cairo to remove Hatem Rushdie and Ahmed El Ezaby from the records of the pharmacists, which means the closure of their chain of pharmacies under the name of "Rushdie Pharmacies" and "El Ezaby Pharmacies".
The social media platforms were filled with various explanations for this sudden decision, the most important of which is that it has to do with the army's desire to free the scene for a chain of pharmacies owned by him in the name of 19011.
Drug suppliers said that the 19011 chain of pharmacies was owned by an important country, citing the nature of their dealings with them and the official support and attention they received, without categorically asserting their identity.
They ruled out in an interview with Al Jazeera Net that the goal of the health decision to vacate the arena for the mentioned series, as the operative decision does not mean to stop the activity of branches, but only requires the closure of two pharmacies owned by the name of Ezabi and Rushdie, and cancel their license, while the rest of the pharmacies do not bear their names and is managed Other people and therefore will not be affected by the said decision.
But Dr. Ahmed El-Ezaby, president of the Chamber of Pharmaceutical Industry, and owner of the famous pharmacies chain, explained in press statements that he had contacted the Minister of Health and a number of officials in the ministry on this matter, stressing that his activity was not affected by this decision.
Regarding the judicial ruling issued to remove his pharmacies from the records, El-Ezaby said: "The ruling is specific to the syndicate and has nothing to do with the ministry. We have challenged it and things have not been finalized so far."
The General Union of Pharmacists turned Ezaby into the disciplinary body in 2011, and was removed from the syndicate in 2012, but his license to practice the profession of the Ministry remained in force, until the cancellation last June in compliance with the judicial ruling on discipline, and the same was the case with Dr. Hatem Rushdie .