Patrick Padovani, a former deputy mayor of Marseille, was found guilty of irregular prescriptions to a drug addict patient. The court ruled out the state of necessity, an exonerating circumstance.
The judges “took into account the personality of Patrick Padovan’s” and his commitment to disadvantaged and problematic audiences. “This judgment brings a little balm to the heart because justice has considered the work of those involved in risk reduction,” reacted Patrick Padvani to AFP.