The Perpignan (Pyrénées-Orientales) public prosecutor's office on August 3 opened a judicial investigation against Youtubeur Thierry Casasnovas for "abuse of weakness", "breach of trust", "deceptive commercial practices", "illegal exercise of medicine "and" endangering the lives of others, "learned

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from the Perpignan prosecutor's office, confirming AFP information.

The influencer, one of the most influential French-speaking Youtubers in the field, with tens of millions of cumulative views, announced in June that he was stopping his channel and withdrawing “from public life”.

He said he was "exhausted by the harassment" of which he was the object, in particular because of the Interministerial Mission for vigilance and the fight against sectarian aberrations (Miviludes), which he described as "police of thought".

He rejects traditional medicine

With more than 600 referrals, including 70 in 2020, he is the most reported personality at Miviludes.

For ten years, he has made himself known through his videos, where he defends eating raw and abstinence to live better, regenerate and detoxify his body.

According to these videos, these practices can prevent, even cure, cancer, diabetes or depression… He rejects traditional medicine and does not “believe in vaccination”.

He says that he "Minister of Health", the coronavirus "would be settled quickly: cold bath and fasting for everyone, a little carrot juice and go ahead and I send you".

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