- The Court of Justice of the Republic is the only body capable of trying ministers for acts committed in the exercise of their missions.
- According to our information, she received 55 complaints in the space of six weeks targeting certain ministers for the management of the health crisis due to the coronavirus.
- They come from individuals, associations or unions and mainly target Édouard Philippe and his Ministers of Health and Justice.
Claire Loupiac is convinced: this is what her husband, Eric, "would have liked". Less than two weeks after her death from the coronavirus, she therefore made an appointment on Tuesday with a lawyer to file a complaint for "endangering the lives of others". Against the hospital in Lons-le-Saunier (Jura) where, aged 60, he practiced as a doctor. Against the Regional Health Agency guilty, in his eyes, of not having been able to protect him by supplying him, in particular, with FFP2 masks. "And then, in a second step, this complaint will also be brought against Olivier Véran, the current Minister of Health, and Agnès Buzyn [his predecessor]", she assures.
It will be added to an already well supplied battery. According to our information, as of Tuesday, 55 complaints have already been sent to the Court of Justice of the Republic (CJR), the only body capable of trying ministers for acts committed in the exercise of their powers. functions. The figure was multiplied by ten in the space of six weeks. The complaints come from individuals, associations or unions.
#Coronavirus: An epidemic of legal complaints against the government https://t.co/h0wVsHY8Eh by @vvantighem # COVID2019 #Justice
- Laure Cometti (@la_comete) March 26, 2020A majority of them target Édouard Philippe, the Prime Minister, and Olivier Véran. A large fortnight directly accuses Nicole Belloubet, the Minister of Justice, of being at the origin of the hazardous management of the health crisis in prisons. Muriel Pénicaud, Minister of Labor, and Christophe Castaner, his interior counterpart, are not to be outdone. Each time, the same reasons are put forward: "endangering the life of others", "failure to assist a person in danger", "homicides and involuntary injuries" or "abstention from fighting a disaster" ...
"Flood or epidemic ... There must be a culprit"
Always threatened with suppression by the electoral program of Emmanuel Macron, the Court of Justice of the Republic had never known such activity. Even less in full containment. And yet, this does not surprise Laurence Vichnievsky. Former investigating judge, she currently sits on the CJR in her capacity as deputy (MoDem). “The number of complaints is substantial. I think it reflects the current desire of our fellow citizens to find responsible for everything they go through, she analyzes. Whether it is a flood or an epidemic, there has to be a culprit. I do not know if this is the case philosophically. But legally, that seems pretty clear to me. ”
National Secretary of the CGT-Penitentiary, Christopher Dorangeville confirms. His organization had never attacked a minister in criminal proceedings. But this time, he did not hesitate. “There was unanimity to file a complaint against Nicole Belloubet. It is obviously symbolic. But for us, we have to appoint those responsible. And it doesn't matter that the situation in detention has stabilized today after weeks, certainly, chaotic ...
#Coronavirus #Prisons:
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"With three in a cell, how to respect barrier gestures? We spent the morning at the appeal court where the detainees are asking for their release because of # COVID19 https://t.co/o1op7IJaIh
"If some people want to demand accounts when we work like crazy, they do it!" "
In the corridors of power, the response to these attacks is always the same. "Today, we are in the action," says an advisor to Nicole Belloubet. We don't think about that. The same goes for Matignon. "If some people want to claim accounts when we work like crazy, they do it!" Balances a close friend of Edouard Philippe. The French will judge on documents ... "
They will be tempted to do so, if we are to believe Patrick Pelloux. President of the Association of Emergency Physicians of France, he was very close to Eric Loupiac. "For me, this health crisis is grafted on to a social crisis that was already very present," he said, referring to the movement of "yellow vests". After weeks on the street for nothing, the legal route appears today as the only way to protest… ”
Edouard Philippe annoyed by a parallel with Fabius
And that annoys Edouard Philippe. According to an elected official close to him, the Prime Minister believes that the threat of complaints slows decision-making when it does not outright prevent it. "Take the administrations," he cites as an example. They will not make a choice if it is to end up in court afterwards. This judicialization annihilates the power of decision… ”
And therefore the very essence of politics. According to Le Figaro , Edouard Philippe was recently moved by a parallel drawn in certain media between his destiny and that of Laurent Fabius. Former President (PS) of the National Assembly, he had to resign in 1992 after being implicated in the case of "contaminated blood". And it wasn't until after seven years that he was finally released.
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Because the procedure before the Court of Justice of the Republic is long and the way to reach a trial, tortuous. "It is impossible to say now whether all the complaints filed will be admissible and investigated," says Laurence Vichnievsky simply. All I can tell you is that it will take time. A necessity when it comes to analyzing an epidemic that has led to the death of more than 25,000 French people.
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