“I have the nerves because I have my conscience for me.
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Asked about CNews this Sunday, Agnès Buzyn returned to her legal disputes.
The former Minister of Health, who had resigned in mid-February 2020, was indicted on September 10, 2021 by the Court of Justice of the Republic (CJR) for "endangering the lives of others", due to its handling of the Covid-19 epidemic.
She was also placed under the more favorable status of assisted witness for "voluntary abstention from fighting a claim".
Agnès Buzyn: “I have my conscience for me”.
The former minister explains that she has "no doubt that the truth will be known" even if being called into question is "painful".
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"I am testifying regularly, being heard by judges," she said, before ensuring that she has "no doubt that the truth will be known".
“Imagine that I could have committed an act that would harm anyone's health, yes, it's painful,” she replied to Jean-Pierre Elkabbach.
The former minister also explained that he was "under police protection".
“That's life and I don't blame anyone, because I think this pandemic was a real shock for the French.
We felt somewhere invulnerable, like all western countries, with strong health systems, so I understand this fear phenomenon, but I think the truth will come, ”she said.
She "preserves her word for the judges"
In the same case, the CJR has also been conducting since July 2020 an investigation concerning his successor Olivier Véran and the former Prime Minister Édouard Philippe.
"I do not regret any decision", added Agnès Buzyn, who wishes "to preserve her word for the judges" and says that she will "one day have the opportunity to tell this story".
Brilliant doctor appointed Minister of Health in 2017, Agnès Buzyn, 58, saw her political ambitions swept away by her defeat in the municipal elections in Paris.
In September, she was appointed Executive Director of the brand new WHO training academy, established in Lyon.