The Secretary of State for Development, La Francophonie and International Partnerships reacts. This Friday, Chrysoula Zacharopoulou, who is the subject of two rape complaints and is the subject of a third complaint for “violence by a person responsible for a public service mission” in the context of her profession as a gynecologist, deplored accusations “unacceptable and revolting”.
“The serious accusations against me, relating to medical clinical examinations carried out in order to diagnose and treat the illness of my patients, are unacceptable and revolting,” she said in a statement sent by her lawyer. Saying that she learned of the existence of these complaints through “the press”, Ms. Zacharopoulou still says she is “shocked and deeply hurt” and claims to have “never imposed the slightest examination on any of my patients without their consent”.
“I have no knowledge of the content of these complaints, which I would like to point out that they were filed in the days following my appointment to the government and which relate to consultations which allegedly took place several years ago,” he said. she again according to the statement. Elected MEP in 2019, Ms. Zacharopoulou was appointed Secretary of State for Development, Francophonie and International Partnerships last month in the government of Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne.
The latter had assured Thursday evening on the LCI channel, “that the complaints are filed, justice will do its job”, describing as “important debate” that “of consent when we do examinations”.