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January 9, 2026

Guest on the show Jacques “Billy D” Hamlet On SOS Radio, Dr. Huidi Tchero, an orthopedic surgeon, is broke his silence since the publication of a ministerial decree withdrawing his authorization to practice medicine in FranceAt his side, his lawyer Johanna Mathurin delivered a legal analysis details a case that she considers tainted by irregularities, pointing to a political decision which occurred following a referral from the Senate, to serious consequences for the doctor in question, the Saint-Martin hospital and the population.

Billy D: “Dr. Tchero, how are you today?”
Dr Huidi Tchero: “It’s like someone who’s in a media storm.”
This turmoil reached a turning point on December 18, 2025, with the publication in the Official Journal of a ministerial decree withdrawing the practitioner’s authorization to practice medicine in France. This decision had serious consequences: dismissal without compensation by the National Management Center (CNG), suspension of activity and a summons before the Guadeloupe Medical Association for administrative removal from the medical register.
For Maître Johanna Mathurin, lawyer in public Law, the heart of the dispute is clearly identified: “What he is mainly contesting today is the ministerial decree that withdraws Dr. Tchero’s authorization to practice medicine on French territory. When you challenge this decision, you also challenge all those that stem from it., in particular the dismissal without compensation pronounced by the CNG”.

For Billy D, The main point of contention is how Dr. Tchero was recruited.Did he follow all the steps required for a doctor who graduated outside the European Union? ? ”
The lawyer then reminded the court of the legal framework applicable at the time of the events: “When he wished to practice in France, Dr. Tchero had to to have his degree obtained at the University of Conakry in Guinea recognizedthen he passed the authorization procedure for practice in 2009”. This procedure includes the verification of diplomas, knowledge assessment tests and three years of probationary assistantshipIn summary, it’s not just a competition. For three years, the doctor’s competence in their chosen specialty is also assessed.
These years of assistantship were carried out at Guadeloupe University Hospital and all the procedures before the qualification committee were respected. “If this hadn’t been done, the ministerial authorization would never have been issued. It is the Ministry of Health that issues this authorization.”
In 2013,Dr. Tchero passed the national hospital practitioner exam, a prerequisite for appointment to the Louis Constant Fleming Hospital Center. “He passed the exam, and that’s why he was appointed to this position,” confirms Mr. Mathurin.
The practitioner himself explains his career path: “I left the University Hospital of Guadeloupe in 2011, at the end of my period of authorization to practice. I obtained the ministerial document and I occupied a position in Saint-Martin as a contract hospital practitioner in orthopedic surgery”.

Billy D: “Today, you are being accused of not having the qualifications to practice orthopedic surgery.”
Master Mathurin: “There is no no criminal convictionsDr. Tchero practiced near 9.000 operations in Saint-Martin, with zero complaints, neither disciplinary nor criminal”.
At the heart of the matter is a certificate from the current dean Professor Cissé, from the Conakry Faculty of Medicine, has been in his position since 2017. “He is not questioning the general medicine diploma itself, but the name of the specialization,” explains the lawyer. At the time, the diploma awarded was a CES – Certificate of Specialized Studies – equivalent to what is now a DES. “We simply changed the name.” Furthermore, “Professor Cissé was still…” summoned to appear before the criminal court because the statement contains elements that do not reflect the truth. We don’t know why he would have written that, in any case it’s the only dissenting voice of all the documents that are in the file.”
According to the defense, the difficulty is procedural: “The ministerial decree is based solely on this certificateDr. Tchero was never invited to produce his diplomas or to present his defense. contradictory principle was not respected.”
Master Mathurin insists on the institutional chronology : “A procedure before theARS It yielded nothing. A procedure before the interdisciplinary regional chamber It yielded nothing. A procedure before theNational Order was underway. And yet, we arrive at a ministerial decree. The minister’s decision is not based on legal grounds.”

Billy D: “How did we get to this point?”
Master Mathurin: “The The case was brought before the Senate by Senator Annick Pétrus.From that point on, we are left with a decision made by the Minister of Health, who is at the top of the legal hierarchy.”
She continues: “When a ministerial decree is obtained, all the decisions that allow Dr. Tchero to practice automatically fall through. It’s the legal orderBut she wonders: “The minister issued his order without ever questioning Dr. Tchero, without requesting any documents, without any adversarial procedure.”
For the lawyer, this is a misapplication of the law “We are applying rules in 2025 that did not exist in 2009. This is not how administrative law works. Normally, in administrative procedure, an act is withdrawn when it is illegal four months later, unless there is fraud. What needs to be understood today is that no fraud has been committed”.
The lawyer has now clearly established her strategy: “The first warhorseThe aim is to challenge the ministerial decree. There is an appeal for annulment and an application for interim relief (emergency procedure). The other decisions – the dismissal from the CNG, disciplinary proceedings – are also being challenged.

Billy D: “Is this cancellation scheduled for Monday final?”
Master Mathurin: “No. It’s a administrative deregistrationNot disciplinary. It is not irrevocable. he will be able to re-registerThe Guadeloupe Medical Association makes decisions that fall under administrative procedure. The ministerial decree is currently being challenged; normally, this appeal is suspensive This means that the order cannot take any action to remove Dr. Tchero from the register.”
Beyond the individual case, the lawyer raises concerns about the local consequences “We question the motivation behind this ministerial decree; we still have the feeling that there is a a certain manhunt “What is deplorable today is not only Dr. Tchero’s situation but also that of the hospital,” he said. In Saint-Martin, a territory underserved by medical specialists, Dr. Tchero was head of the surgery department: “Today, the hospital is disorganized by this decision, a disorganization of the medical department, of the surgery department as a whole, not just in traumatology and orthopedics.” On the criminal side, No legal action has been taken against the hospital..
The surgeon, for his part, remains calm: “I think we live in a country governed by the rule of law.I remained silent for months despite the slander, even though I find it unfair and unfounded. I trust in the justice system and the institutions.
Attached to his hospital and to the populationHe concluded: “The hospital in Saint-Martin is my hospital, I live for the hospital in Saint-Martin. I gave 14 years of my life to the hospital. The people of Saint-Martin are my people, I am from Saint-Martin. I simply ask that people calm down, especially online, there are teenagers there, and among those teenagers are my children.”
The outcome now rests with the administrative courts, which have been urgently petitioned to suspend and then overturn the ministerial decree. In the meantime, as Billy D requested when Dr. Tchero asked him to speak, the floor has been given. And the debate remains open.