On 25 November 2015, the High Court of Paris indicted Marc Fellous, former chairman of France’s Biomolecular Engineering Commission, for “forgery” and “the use of forgery”, in a libel trial that he lost to Prof Gilles-Eric Séralini. The Biomolecular Engineering Commission has authorised many GM crops for consumption.
The details of the case have not yet been publicly released but a source close to the case told GMWatch that Fellous had used or copied the signature of a scientist without his agreement to argue that Séralini and his co-researchers were wrong in their reassessment of Monsanto studies.
The Séralini team’s re-assessment reported finding signs of toxicity in the raw data from Monsanto’s own rat feeding studies with GM maize.
The sentence against Fellous has not yet been passed and is expected in June 2016.
Defamation case
The latest ruling marks a second court victory for Séralini’s team.
In September 2012, an article written by Jean-Claude Jaillette in Marianne magazine said that “researchers around the world” had voiced “harsh words” about the research of Séralini and his team on the toxic effects of a GMO and Roundup over a long term period – research that was supported by the independent organisation CRIIGEN. The journalist wrote of a “scientific fraud in which the methodology served to reinforce pre-determined results”.
Séralini, his team, and CRIIGEN challenged this allegation in a defamation lawsuit. They were assisted by the notaries Bernard Dartevelle and Cindy Gay.
On 6 November 2015, after a criminal investigation lasting three years, the 17th Criminal Chamber of the High Court of Paris passed sentence. Marianne magazine and its journalist were fined for public defamation of a public official and public defamation of the researchers and of CRIIGEN, which is chaired by Dr Joel Spiroux de Vendômois.
The trial demonstrated that the original author of the fraud accusation, prior to Marianne, was the American lobbyist Henry I. Miller in Forbes magazine.
Miller had previously lobbied to discredit research linking tobacco to cancer and heart disease on behalf of the tobacco industry. Since then he has tried to do the same in support of GMOs and pesticides, through defamation.
The long-term toxicity study by Séralini’s team was republished after the journal Food and Chemical Toxicology retracted it under pressure from lobbyists. Séralini’s team has just published a summary of the toxic effects of Roundup below regulatory thresholds.
Appeal for funding for CRIIGEN
These court actions have taken up an enormous amount of energy and funds. CRIIGEN cannot survive without public support.
This is why the CRIIGEN team is making a call for donations to support past and future legal cases and independent research:
https://www.leetchi.com/c/
Perhaps his name should be Marc Felonious.
I am very grateful for this latest victory against deadly, anti-scientific GMOs.
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Difference at 50% die-off state in each group: nearly 100% – – actually 96%.
Repeating the same study, but without the exercise in group two: difference drops to 50%.
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Thank you Mr Seralini and team, for standing your ground against this deceitful giant monster, we applaud you all. Our lives are about to be taking over by these corporations and their USA backed elite. Who will send us down death avenue, with your report it gives us a chance to fight back. And thank you to the Justice of France too.
Thank you for your commitment to fighting against the huge corporate GMO products. I wish the world understood how truly devastating it would be if we allowed GMO everything. We are all killing the planet, shouldn’t we focus our attention, money, and scientific efforts toward protecting our planet. GMO’s will just contribute to ruining our world, and it’s a no brainer!
Thank you.
Congratulations! I knew in my heart you were right, and then, of course, there’s always Steven Druker.
Thank you . I’m very happy for you all. Oh so sad to hear of his passing on December 23 2015 . Hopefully you all will be able to forge ahead in his absence . Ill make sure to donate some pennies in 2016 Carry on <3's May his spirit bless you with Peace , Comfort AND Strength
And congratulations on this case. Well deserved
Here’s to a GM-free future! Merci, et bonne chance.
A huge thankyou to Giles-Eric, his team and the legal team from your many friends in NZ.These victories are a great incentive to us all to continue this fight to keep future generations free of these toxins. I look forward to the day when Monsanto and co. and the regulatory authorities that certify this stuff are convicted of treason, even war crimes.