"To
govern is to foresee"
, but to what extent?
In the fight against the Covid-19 epidemic, the government finds itself shaken by two contradictory assessments.
It has not sufficiently protected the population, claim the French at the origin of complaints against the responsibility of ministers.
He sins by excess of restrictions and helplessness, petrified by the "criminal risk" and the "precautionary principle", castigates on his side the right-wing opposition.
To read also: Stéphane Durand-Souffland: "The tainted blood trial haunts people's minds in these times of health crisis"
"Endangering the life of others", "manslaughter" ... In front of the hundred complaints filed against ministers before the Court of Justice of the Republic (CJR), not to mention the more than 200,000 models of complaint against X downloaded on the PlainteCovid site, the Prime Minister, Jean Castex, admits to having
“internalized”
the
criminal
“risk”
.
If the Head of State, protected by his immunity, escapes judicial investigations, the Minister of Health says he is ready to
“respond”
.
"It's like that"
, conceded Olivier Véran in May
This article is for subscribers only.
You have 76% left to discover.
Subscribe: 1 € the first month
Can be canceled at any time
I ENJOY IT
Already subscribed?
Log in