Guadeloupe: “I received a blow on the head”, assures the director of the CHU of Pointe-à-Pitre, sequestered in the hospital

Unvaccinated and suspended agents sat, Tuesday, January 4, dbefore the premises of the CHU de Guadeloupe. They want to be reinstated, and paid. Gradually, the tension mounted and the members of the management, surrounded, had to be exfiltrated by the police. The director and his deputy say they were molested by the demonstrators. “I was hit on the head, I think I passed out for a few seconds. I am extremely shocked, but beyond myself, once again, if this hospital is (…) not secure, it is the patients who will pay the high price.“, indicates Gérard Cotellon, director of the CHU of Guadeloupe.

In the aftermath of the violence, the demonstrators blame the incidents on the management, which they say refuses dialogue. “There were jostling, but from there to Mr. Cotellon passing himself off as a victim of aggression, as a victim of thugs as he said, it’s a bit big. The victims are us “, estimates Gaby Clavier, the union representative of the CHU of Guadeloupe. The hospital director filed a complaint, and the state promised prosecution.