Arrested in France the manufacturer of defective PIP breast implants

The arrest today of the manufacturer of breast implants defective PIP, Jean-Claude more, it marks a turning point in the judicial investigation at France to search for this health scandal of global responsibilities.

His arrest in the town of Six-Fours, in the region of the Cote d'Azur, was carried out by the gendarmes of the Marseille research unit and is related to one of the two judicial procedures opened by alleged fraud committed by its company.

Is the research conducted since last month by the investigative judge Annaïck Le Goff for involuntary homicide and injuries, which is expected to appear before the Justice this same night or Friday morning, and that it could lead you to a sentence of up to five years imprisonment and 75,000 euro fine.

Reported the French media, was also arrested in the neighbouring town of Seyne-sur-Mer the u000aprevious Executive Manager of Poly Implants Protháses (PIP), Claude Couty, whose home, as well as the of most it was registered today by the agents.

Businessman had been already another judicial investigation for fraud, whose instruction phase was closed last October, and that should lead to a trial in late 2012.

For Philippe Courtois, lawyer of the prosthesis PIP carriers Association, the fact that is now detained involves above all the possibility of that can not leave the territory "so that the trial take place".

Courtois said today on the radio station "France Info" but already explained to the police and to repeat that it was aware of these prostheses were not homologated "not worth the effort", but he welcomed the fact that he has been arrested because up to now nothing prevented him from leaving France.

In the same vein was expressed today the President of the movement in defense of women carriers of u000aImplants, Muriel Ajello, for whom the "greatest fear" that had hitherto victims, that it is estimated that there are 30,000 only in France, was that more I was out and that with this March stay without "adversary" to justice.

The company, which you decreed in 2010 judicial liquidation, was founded in 1991 on the Côte d'Azur and became at the end of that decade in the third world producer of this type of prosthesis, with sales mainly to Latin American countries and Europe.

Was not until March 2010 when Gallic health authorities decided to remove the gel of the market, after having been warned by the French Agency of sanitary safety of health products (AFSSAPS) "adverse effects of the product" and their higher risk of breakage.

Mas, in its previous statements to the gendarmes, has not concealed that it was easy to fool the body which should certify prostheses and noted that it employed There was an error deserializing the object of type System.String. Encountered unexpected character 'p'. u000aassociations so that these patients ask compensation and responsibilities.

It is estimated that several hundreds of thousands of women are carriers of these prostheses around the world, so this new judicial investigation for manslaughter and involuntary, according to the Gallic, injuries Announces particularly long and could last for years.

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