She was placed under the status of assisted witness for "voluntary failure to fight a disaster".įormer Health Minister Agnes Buzyn, who resigned in mid-February 2020 at the start of the Covid-19 epidemic, at the Court of Justice of the Republic (CJR), in Paris on September 10, 2021. Philippe's summons to appear comes a year after the former health minister Agnès Buzyn (May 2017- February 2020) was indicted for endangering the lives of others on 10 September, 2021. Opened in July 2020, this judicial investigation is being conducted by the CJR, the only authority with the power to prosecute and judge members of the government for crimes or misdemeanors committed while in office. Philippe could avoid prosecution by being placed under the more favorable status of assisted witness, if he manages to convince the judges that at this stage there is not enough consistent evidence against him. This information was confirmed on Tuesday by the public prosecutor's office at the Court of Cassation, according to the French news agency AFP, which added that neither Edouard Philippe, nor his entourage could be reached for comment. He will be heard on 24 October by the three magistrates of the CJR's investigation commission on the offenses of "endangering the lives of others" and "voluntary abstention from fighting a disaster". Philippe is the mayor of the northern city of Le Havre and also president of the political party "Horizons", close to the presidential majority. "I vigorously dispute the charges against me," he added on Sunday in an interview with Le Parisien. The former Prime Minister is suspected of not having ordered protective measures for healthcare personnel and exposed workers, nor of having anticipated the Covid-19 epidemic despite the alerts.Īccording to daily newspaper Le Monde, he will also have to explain himself on holding the first round of the municipal elections on 15 March, 2020 despite the fact that infections were on the rise.
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