Olivier Véran Jean Castex France World Europe Coronavirus Olivier Véran Jean Castex France

French health minister's home searched in Covid probe

Reading now: 118
www.rte.ie

French police searched the home of Health Minister Olivier Véran on Thursday as part of an inquiry into the government's handling of the coronavirus crisis, his office said.

Mr Véran is one of several current or former ministers being probed over their response to the pandemic following complaints by victims of Covid-19 that they were slow to act to check its spread.

Véran's office was also searched as part of the investigation by a court that hears cases of alleged wrongdoing by ministers in the course of their duties.

Officers also searched the home of the director of the national health agency, Jérôme Salomon. Prime Minister Jean Castex is also under investigation over the pandemic, as is his predecessor Édouard Philippe and Mr Véran's

Read more on rte.ie
The website covid-19.rehab is an aggregator of news from open sources. The source is indicated at the beginning and at the end of the announcement. You can send a complaint on the news if you find it unreliable.

Related News

DMCA