France's PM acknowledges child protection system failure in Lyhanna case

French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu has acknowledged a significant failure within the child protection system, following the release of an inspection report into the case of a young girl named Lyhanna. The report, described as establishing "a truth of extreme gravity," found that the "chain of protection failed" due to a "succession of errors, negligences, inactions, and poor decisions."

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The public power will not shirk its responsibility. It must recognize this failure, precisely establish responsibilities, and draw all consequences, including individual ones.

Speaking on Monday, Lecornu stated that "public power will not shirk its responsibility." He emphasized the need to "recognize this failure, precisely establish responsibilities, and draw all consequences, including individual ones." The Prime Minister made these remarks via the social media platform X after receiving the inspection report.

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The chain of protection failed.

Despite the acknowledgment of systemic flaws, Lecornu cautioned against casting blame on the entire national gendarmerie or the judicial authority. He stressed that the "demand for truth should not lead to casting opprobrium" on these institutions as a whole. The Prime Minister was speaking at a commemorative ceremony for the 86th anniversary of the June 18th Appeal at Mont Valerien, near Paris.

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This demand for truth should not lead to casting opprobrium on the national gendarmerie or the judicial authority as a whole.