Edouard Philippe, Olivier Véran and Agnès Buzyn are among the high-ranking politicians and government officials now being investigated. Photos: Wikipedia
Dawn raids against high-ranking French politicians over handling of Covid-19
The homes and offices of ministers and former ministers were searched as part of the judicial investigation opened by the Court of Justice of the Republic on July 3.
Published: October 16, 2020, 8:12 am
Paris
On the morning of October 15, house searches were carried out on a number of high-ranking politicians and government officials, as part of the investigation into their handling of the pandemic.
At the same time, France has once again declared a state of emergency, due to Covid-19, and the inhabitants of several large cities are facing nightly curfews.
On July 3, the Court of Justice of the Republic opened a judicial investigation into the management of the Covid-19 crisis, on the charge of “abstaining from fighting a disaster”. In this context, searches were carried out on Thursday morning at the homes and respective offices of the Minister of Health Olivier Véran and the Director General of Health Jérôme Salomon, according to information from BFMTV.
Also, the homes of former Prime Minister Edouard Philippe, the former Minister of Health Agnès Buzyn and the former government spokesperson Sibeth Ndiaye were searched.
These searches took place without incident and the legal proceedings are ongoing.
Of the approximately 90 complaints lodged against members of the government, only nine of them were deemed admissible.
The nine complaints relating to the sole charge were filed in early July with François Molins, Attorney General at the Court of Justice. The offence was created in 2000 and never really used before: It stipulates in article 223-7 of the Penal Code, a presupposition of an intention not to act on the part of the accused persons.
The Commission of Requests of the Court of Justice of the Republic is the only body capable of judging ministers for acts committed in the exercise of their missions. Composed of ten senior judges, it acts as a filter for complaints, most of them from individuals, associations or even unions.
According to information from French daily Le Monde, France had continued to destroy its stock of masks after the start of the Covid-19 epidemic.
The shortage of masks deeply marked the health crisis, at a time when many French people had the worst difficulties to provide themselves with this means of protection. On Thursday, May 7, the daily had exposed to the chaotic management of stocks by the executive.
According to information, Edouard Philippe’s advisers have indeed discovered that millions of masks from state reserves were burned while the country was plunged into a pandemic. Matignon eventually put an end to this massive destruction, but its share of responsibility for the shortage of masks for health workers is colossal.
“At the start of the crisis, the ministry told us they were ready (…). But we quickly realized that it was false,” Jean-Paul Hamon, president of the Federation of Doctors of France told FranceInfo.
As a reminder, ten years ago, France had a billion surgical masks and around 600 million FFP2 masks. When the coronavirus began to gain momentum, France had, in all and all, only 140 million stocks of the first. This situation was due to economic choices, a short-term strategy and a blind confidence in Chinese production.
A nursing collective, named C19, had told the media earlier that Édouard Philippe and his former Minister of Health had shown “culpable negligence” in the management of the Coronavirus.
The revelations of former health minister Agnès Buzyn according to which the government had been informed since January this year of the “tsunami” which was going to befall France, but did nothing, have been damning. Especially because she herself had described, on January 24, the “risk as of the spread of the Coronavirus in the population” as “very low”.
All rights reserved. You have permission to quote freely from the articles provided that the source (www.freewestmedia.com) is given. Photos may not be used without our consent.
Consider donating to support our work
Help us to produce more articles like this. FreeWestMedia is depending on donations from our readers to keep going. With your help, we expose the mainstream fake news agenda.
Keep your language polite. Readers from many different countries visit and contribute to Free West Media and we must therefore obey the rules in, for example, Germany. Illegal content will be deleted.
If you have been approved to post comments without preview from FWM, you are responsible for violations of any law. This means that FWM may be forced to cooperate with authorities in a possible crime investigation.
If your comments are subject to preview by FWM, please be patient. We continually review comments but depending on the time of day it can take up to several hours before your comment is reviewed.
We reserve the right to delete comments that are offensive, contain slander or foul language, or are irrelevant to the discussion.
Europe
New App Helps Locate Sweden’s Historic Runestones
A new app called Swedish Runestones will help locate historical gems.
Swedish military wants to remilitarize the Åland Islands
The demilitarized autonomy has previously been known as 'the islands of peace.
NOAA Predicts Zero Sunspots for Almost the Whole 2030s
CLIMATEThe United States' government scientific organization, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), predicts zero sunspots from 2031 to 2040. This is an extreme situation that has not occurred in as long as humanity has been counting sunspots, and it leads us into uncharted territory in terms of our solar system. However, this prediction aligns with the warnings of the world-renowned solar researcher Valentina Zharkova for many years, who indicated in 2019 various signs of this catastrophic phenomenon, including the extreme hailstorms we have seen in Europe and the world this summer. The forecast and various observations this year give cause for very significant concern. In this unique analysis, Free West Media explains why.
European Nationalist Parties Forge Cooperation Ahead of EU Elections
EUROPEAN ELECTIONSOn Saturday, August 26, representatives of six European nationalist parties gathered in Budapest. The meeting was initiated by the Hungarian party Mi Hazánk and took place in the national parliament. Representatives of the parties signed a joint declaration that not only reaffirms the parties' friendship but also their unity on a range of complex political issues. A surprisingly clear and radical manifesto was established. The hope is that this cooperation will lead to success in the EU elections and eventually result in the formation of a group in the European Parliament. For Swedish nationalism, this meeting marks a success as Sweden, for the first time, has a party represented in a leading nationalist cooperation in Europe. Free West Media was present at this historic event.
Turkey Believes Sweden Hasn’t Done Enough
Sweden will have to wait a bit longer for NATO membership, according to Turkey's Justice Minister Jilmaz Tunc. First, Sweden must extradite the "terrorists" Turkey wants and stop the desecration of the Quran.
Swedish Weapon Takes Down Russia’s Best Attack Helicopter
The Russian attack helicopter Ka-52 is considered one of the world's best and has struck fear in Ukraine, where it has hunted down tanks and other armored vehicles, often beyond the range of many light anti-aircraft systems. However, it has met its match in the Swedish air defense missile system RBS 70, which has quickly led to significant losses for the Russian helicopter forces.
The Sun Drives Earth’s Climate, Not Carbon Dioxide
Top Researchers Push Back Against Climate Lies."The correlation is as clear as day," explained the Israeli astrophysicist Nir Shaviv, who was hailed by the establishment, before his interview with Forbes was hastily deleted. What he says contradicts the climate narrative, which points to humans as responsible for Earth's climate. Shaviv firmly asserts that it is the sun that controls the climate, something that can be scientifically proven in many ways. Contrary to the popular belief, the sun's influence on Earth has, in recent years, caused unusually cold and rainy weather, a trend that solar researchers warn will worsen significantly in the coming decades. The sun has exhibited an unusually low activity since 2016, during Solar Cycle 24, which was the weakest in a century.
Strong Confidence in German AfD
Alternative for Germany (AfD) held a party conference on July 29-30 to select candidates for the upcoming EU election next year. EU Parliament member Maximilian Krah, belonging to the party's more radical, ethnonationalist faction, was appointed as the top candidate. The party's two spokespersons delivered powerful speeches criticizing the EU's failed migration policy and trade sanctions that isolate Europe and Germany from the rest of the world. They argued that it's time for the EU to return a significant portion of its power to national parliaments. However, they have dropped the demand for Germany to exit the EU.
The Establishment Wants to Ban Germany’s Second Largest Party – for the Sake of Democracy
The rising popularity of AfD has raised strong concerns within the establishment. Despite lies and demonization in the media and isolation from the overall political establishment, the party continues to grow. Certain representatives of the party are accused of becoming increasingly "extreme," and in an unusual move, the influential weekly newspaper Der Spiegel demanded that AfD be "banned."
Dutch FvD break through the media blockade
What is happening in the Netherlands? It is often difficult to follow events in other countries, especially when distorted by system media. We give Forum for Democracy (FvD) the opportunity to speak out on the political situation in the Netherlands and the staunch resistance they face in trying to save the country.
One comment
Well, gee golly, I was gonna comment about how there are multiple studies, articles, and documents, both official and “unofficial” about how a more holistic approach, such as sunlight between 10- 2 pm, d3, quercetin, a, c, and NAC might help combat the flu, and would be more appropriate, masks offer terrible betting odds against a teeny tiny particle, especially if you touch it several times without replacing it every 20 minutes or washing your hands before and after touching it while rebreathing potentially already contaminated humid bacteria which collects on the inside of it, but after seeing the FYI notice in bright yellow, I’m really intimidated to say anything without risking extradition charges and a guillotine.
By submitting a comment you grant Free West Media a perpetual license to reproduce your words and name/web site in attribution. Inappropriate and irrelevant comments will be removed at an admin’s discretion. Your email is used for verification purposes only, it will never be shared.