Judicial information on the ministerial management of the Covid-19 crisis entrusted to the Court of Justice of the Republic (CJR) has been opened against Édouard Philippe, Olivier Véran and Agnès Buzyn, the prosecutor announced on Tuesday 7 July General at the Court of Cassation François Molins.
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" Today, the Attorney General at the Court of Cassation, public prosecution at the Court of Justice of the Republic, opened a judicial investigation entrusted to the investigating commission " of the CJR, who will act as an investigating judge and will lead the investigations, announces François Molins.
" In accordance with the decision rendered by the complaints commission last Friday, July 3, this judicial information is open on the grounds of abstention from fighting a disaster " against the former Prime Minister Edouard Philippe, the former Minister of Health Agnès Buzyn and his successor Olivier Véran. Nine of the 90 complaints received by the CJR, the only body empowered to try members of the government for the exercise of their functions, had been found admissible and joined for this procedure.
Numerous complaints for "endangering the life of others" or "manslaughter"
Since the start of the coronavirus epidemic, which has killed nearly 30,000 people in France, the executive has faced a flood of criticism, in particular the shortage of masks, and has been the subject of numerous complaints for " endangering the lives of others ”or“ manslaughter ”. In a press release sent to AFP, Édouard Philippe said Friday “ take note ” of the announcement of the opening of judicial information and said that he would provide the commission with “ all the answers and information necessary to understand of his action and that of his government . "
