Overview

• The Cour de justice de la République (CJR) investigation into Covid-19 management began in 2020, focusing on alleged endangerment of life and failure to address a disaster.
• Prosecutor General Rémy Heitz has requested a non-lieu for ex-Prime Minister Édouard Philippe, former Health Minister Agnès Buzyn, and her successor Olivier Véran, citing insufficient evidence to proceed to trial.
• Investigations determined that numerous government actions to combat the pandemic precluded charges of voluntary omission against Philippe and Véran.
• Agnès Buzyn’s departure from her ministerial role in February 2020, prior to the first Covid-19 death in France, was noted as a key factor in her exoneration.
• The CJR’s instruction commission will now decide whether to formally end the case, following the prosecutor's recommendation.