France’s new Minister of Health Agnès Firmin-Le Bodo, He confirmed this Friday that he was being investigated for allegedly receiving a gift from a pharmaceutical company.
“There is indeed an investigation underway.” He confirmed Firmin-Le Bodo in an interview with public radio’s Normandy regional station called France Bleu.
The minister, who took office last Wednesday, announced that the investigation was related to the time he fulfilled his duty. pharmacy profession.
The minister’s confession came after the French investigative digital media Media section It was reported late yesterday that Firmin-Le Bodo was being investigated for allegedly receiving gifts worth €20,000 between 2015 and 2020 by pharmaceutical laboratories. Urgoand not having declared them.
Gifts will also include luxury items. watches or champagne bottles, the media explained in detail.
France Bleu confirmed that there is an open investigation with the Public Prosecutor’s Office. He declined to give specific details.
Firmin Le Bodo, 55, is a pharmacist by profession and has served as Minister of State for Pharmacy since July 2022. Regional Organization and Health Experts.
He replaced the previous minister on Wednesday. Aurélien Rousseau, He resigned this week over his disagreement with the new immigration law and the measure’s effects on undocumented immigrants’ access to health care.