Swiss national pleads guilty to bleeding athletes at Iten court
Basile Samuel David Morellon (right), at Iten Law Courts in Elgeyo-Marakwet County on March 26, 2024, and his co-accused Geoffrey Kibet Bwambok, who were allegedly found at Iten Township in Elgeyo Marakwet County while drawing blood samples from athletes and non-athletes, without license from the National Commission for Scientific Technology and Innovation. Basile pleaded guilty to five counts of offences and was fined a total of Ksh400,000 or go to jail for three years and 10 months while Kibet denied the offences.
Bassile was slapped with a fine Sh400,000 or serve three years and 10 months imprisonment in default
Bassille admitted the charges filed against him under the Ministry of Health Rules
The prosecution stated that Bassille, who operated an illegal laboratory was extracting blood from both renown athletes and locals for unexplained reasons
A 29-year-old Swiss National has been slapped with a fine of Sh400,000 or serve a 2-year prison term for extracting blood from Kenya’s celebrated athletes to for carrying out illegal tests and unknown research contrary to the law.
Bassile Samuel David Moreillon who was convicted on his own plea of guilty before an Iten Court begged for mercy and leniency saying, “I am a Research PHD Student from Switzerland carrying out research in partnership with Kenyatta University and University of Nairobi.”
