Europe 1 with AFP 10:11 a.m., June 8, 2022

A search was underway Wednesday at the headquarters of the private group of Ehpad Orpea in the Hauts-de-Seine.

An investigation was opened last April on suspicion of institutional abuse or financial offenses after the publication of the book-scandal on abuse in these establishments.

A search was underway on Wednesday at the headquarters of the private group of Ehpad Orpea in Puteaux (Hauts-de-Seine), as part of the investigation opened in April on suspicion of institutional mistreatment or financial offences, a-t -we learned from a source close to the investigation.

A dozen gendarmes from the Versailles Research Section and the Central Office for Combating Damage to the Environment and Public Health (OCLAESP) entered the company's headquarters early in the morning.

The management of Orpea confirmed that a search was "in progress at the headquarters".

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