A cancer patient filed a complaint against X on Monday, October 12 in Strasbourg after being among the patients in 2025 whose imaging examinations at the University Hospital Institute (IHU) were cancelled in favor of research on pigs.
Gabriel Weisser, who presents himself as a close friend of the patient, filed a complaint on the latter's behalf with the public prosecutor.« for endangering the lives of others and failing to provide assistance«"The prosecutor will have to decide whether or not to pursue the matter.".
This is a «a citizen (…) who has suffered a serious medical injustice», Mr. Weisser told a few journalists gathered outside the Strasbourg court.
The goal is not to obtain financial compensation, he assures.« We are waiting for the criminal investigation to determine responsibility.«"He stressed, saying he wanted to achieve such a thing."« do not reproduce“.
The plaintiff, who has colon cancer, had his MRI appointment scheduled for March 26, 2025 at the IHU cancelled, without any alternative appointment being offered to him, according to him.
The interest private At detriment of the interest of the patients
A few weeks later, the magazine The Point revealed that appointments for a total of 43 patients, some of whom had cancer, had been cancelled on March 14, 24 and 26, 2025 due to a lack of staff, while experiments on pigs and a human body, on behalf of private companies, were being maintained. «"I thought it was a 'fake'"‘, says Mr. Weisser.
Investigations into what the media dubbed "« the pig affair »Investigations were subsequently launched, notably by the General Inspectorates of Social Affairs (IGAS) and of Education, Sport and Research (IGESR), for which Mr. Weisser says he was interviewed. Their report has not yet been made public.
The media outlet Rue89 Strasbourg published excerpts from the document on September 18, which pointed to governance failures and confirmed that the reprogrammings had indeed affected 43 patients.
About ten patients had appointments for cancer follow-ups or suspected malignant tumors. The report noted that appointments for patients requiring urgent scans were able to be rescheduled less than a week after their cancellation.
Gabriel Weisser had managed to find an appointment for his relative on his own.« In this type of metastatic cancer, timing is crucial. This MRI was necessary before her surgery scheduled for the end of April."Which was finally able to take place," he said.
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