Valérie Dittli on her right to be heard: 'What I experienced is extremely serious. I am finally able to put words to what I felt.'

Vaud state councilor Valérie Dittli has broken her silence, three months after the publication of the Meylan report, to assert that her right to be heard was violated. Speaking at an unusual press conference held in the official press room of the Château, Dittli presented a legal opinion she commissioned.

The minister stated that her right to be heard was infringed upon, particularly in the context of the Meylan report released in April. This report had concluded that the head of agriculture and digital affairs had signed a secret agreement with the former president of the Rural Land Commission, Jean-Claude Mathey.

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What I experienced is extremely serious. I am finally able to put words to what I felt.

While the legal opinion does not address the substantive issues raised by the Meylan report, it does speak to an infringement of human dignity. Dittli's move is seen as a counter-attack against the various expert and Grand Council reports that have implicated her in recent months. The press conference, held a week before the political season officially resumes, signals Dittli's intent to challenge the findings and process that have put her under scrutiny.

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My right to be heard was violated, at least in the context of the Meylan report.