Thanks for your input Todd. It is a narrow view although probably what Manto and her legal team advanced as part of their arguments. Unfortunately the situation is more complex than this and there are some important public interest issues involved.

As for your query about my financial interests, I am glad you asked. I don’t have any financial stake or derive any financial benefit from this scandal. I am not involved in any conspiracies by people promoting cheaper HIV/AIDS drugs (although I do support efforts to bring the cost of effective HIV/AIDS drugs down to more affordable levels). In fact, I don’t even make all that much money from this blog.

I am a big believer in freedom of expression and the necessity of exposing corruption.