Deputy Andy Kerbrat admitted on Tuesday to having been checked “in possession of narcotics”. The Minister of the Interior called on the rebel to “draw the consequences of his actions”.
Published on 23/10/2024 08:38
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“A deputy has a duty to set an example.” The Minister of the Interior Bruno Retailleau called on the deputy of La France insoumise, Andy Kerbrat, to “draw the consequences of one's actions”, after the parliamentarian admitted on Tuesday October 22 to having been caught in the act of purchasing narcotics during the night from Thursday to Friday. The Loire-Atlantique deputy is being prosecuted for drug use and summoned for notification of a criminal order.
Several left-wing personalities gave their support to the 34-year-old MP. The rebellious leader, Jean-Luc Mélenchon, presented the elected official with his “very friendly support in this fight” against addiction. “MP Andy Kerbrat purchased an illegal product. He acknowledged the fact and apologized to our movement and the voters of his constituency”he also wrote, adding that the person concerned “only committed damage to himself”.
For rebellious MP Paul Vannier, there is no question of him resigning: “No, he needs to take care of himself.” The elected official believes that his colleague is addicted to drugs, and is not the only one in the country. “This problem affects hundreds of thousands of our compatriots. The problem of addiction affects millions of them. And I seek to treat those who are victims of this disease rather than pointing the finger at them,” he told franceinfo.
Andy Kerbrat rightly announces “that he will start a treatment protocol”. But for National Rally deputy Laurent Jacobelli, the left is mainly looking for excuses: “That he is ill, it is possible, and that he needs treatment, why not. But above all he is guilty, he violated the law, and for someone who is supposed to write it , it's still embarrassing. If he had a little honor, he would resign. And that's himself and his conscience.”
A resignation would also be logical for the Macronist Mathieu Lefèvre, who judges that consuming drugs is not trivial. “Drug trafficking first arises from consumerssays the chosen one. And if there is drug banditry in small and medium-sized provincial towns in France, it is first and foremost because there are users.” The MP calls on his rebellious colleague to appear again before the voters of his constituency to let universal suffrage decide his future.
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