Jacques Servier wanted to transfer his laboratory in the Netherlands

Written by Sandeep Nehra

Servier Laboratories, indicted in the case of the Mediator, wanted to move their decision-making from France to the Netherlands, according to wiretaps, the content is reported by the Journal du Dimanche.

Contacted by AFP, a spokesman for the group stressed that Servier “these plays are plays that date back three months and it was not followed in fact.” “There are no plans for moving company. Once again, we are in a situation of violation of the confidentiality of investigations,” he added.

The JDD, transcribing a conversation number two in the group Jean-Philippe Seta, designated successor to Jacques Servier, a part of the Legal Group, Jean-Philippe Gille, reports: “Overall, what explained the Dr (Jacques) Servier (the leader, ie), which is obvious to him is a Dutch governance with a head, it is imperative that the power is no longer in France “.

“He (Jacques Servier, ed) seeking a legal solution elegant + +, that is to say that is not too costly to transfer the tax policy center outside France,” added Mr. Seta, according to the sheets of a conversation on June 21

Jean-Philippe Seta tells his employee that he had a discussion yesterday with Jacques Servier. The founder of the laboratories, which still controls the group to 89 years, said, “Listen, let me offer a quick solution that would transfer power without transferring too large a share capital and it costs us too much, “according to JDD.

These wiretaps were conducted as part of the investigation into the scandal of the Mediator, an antidiabetic drug, widely prescribed as an appetite suppressant, causing 500 to 2,000 deaths, according to several studies.

The Mediator was discontinued in November 2009 because of heart risks faced by patients. Five million people have used it.

Wednesday, Jacques Servier, and five companies of the group had been charged with unusually high bail for “aggravated deception” and “fraud”.