Servier Laboratories convened for a possible indictment

Servier Laboratories are summoned by the investigating judges in charge of the investigation of the Mediator for a possible indictment, on Tuesday said their lawyer, Herve Temime. In this case, three judges in Paris are responsible for criminal investigations for aggravated fraud, homicides and unintentional injuries and fraud to the detriment of social security funds and mutual. "The invitations were sent to a laboratory under investigation," said the lawyer, without elaborating on the date and the heads of indictment.

Two scientists, this was heard by the judges and the hearing which was revealed by Le Figaro and Liberation, explained that the Mediator had the characteristics of an appetite suppressant to more than one anti-diabetic characteristics that would have been hidden. Servier's lawyer denied any intention to deceive his client: "Servier Laboratories have not deceived the authorities by hiding the fact that the Mediator was an appetite suppressant, it was not," Hervé Temime said on Europe 1. "Servier simply considers that there has been no deception, there was no fraud, there was no undue obtaining an authorization for the market, "continued the lawyer. "Les Laboratoires Servier formally reaffirm have deceived neither health authorities nor the patients," he reiterated, in turn, the group said in a statement.