A search was carried out on Wednesday February 16 at the home of Thierry Casasnovas, the ex-cantor of fasting and raw food on Youtube, who is the subject of a judicial investigation in particular for "
illegal practice of medicine
", learned the AFP to the Perpignan prosecutor's office.
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The research section of the Montpellier gendarmerie went to the home of this influencer, based in the Pyrénées-Orientales, without him being placed in police custody at the end of the procedure, indicated the prosecutor of the Republic of Perpignan, Jean-David Cavaillé.
During the summer of 2020, the prosecution had opened a judicial investigation against Thierry Casasnovas for "
illegal exercise of the profession of doctor
", "
abuse of weakness
" and "
misleading commercial practices
", before adding , last fall, the head of "
economic and financial offenses
".
Thierry Casasnovas was one of the most influential French-speaking Youtubers in the field of fasting and raw food, with 525,000 subscribers and tens of millions of cumulative views.
In mid-June 2021, he announced in a final video that he was stopping his Youtube channel and retiring "
from public life
".
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With more than 600 referrals, including 70 in 2020, he was the most reported personality to the Interministerial Mission for Vigilance and the Fight against Sectarian Abuses (Miviludes).
For ten years, this naturopath had made himself known through his videos, where he defended raw eating and abstinence to live better, regenerate and detoxify his body.
According to his videos, these practices can prevent or even cure cancer, diabetes or depression.
He rejected traditional medicine and said that he "
does not believe in vaccination
".
At the same time, he was promoting a brand of juice extractor useful for these dietary practices.
He also did not hesitate to affirm that he "
Minister of Health
", the coronavirus "
would be settled quickly: cold bath and fasting for everyone, a little carrot juice and I'll send you
, "he said facing the camera.
