The Minister of Labor, Olivier Dussopt, affirms that he does not put himself in the “perspective” of a possible conviction for favoritism that could raise the question of his permanence in the Government, in an interview published on Sunday by the newspaper Le Parisien.
“I don’t put myself in that perspective. A trial is an experience that I wouldn’t wish on anyone. But it also allowed me to respond point by point to the accusations and questions,” he responds to the question about a possible resignation. in case of conviction.
“I request liberation, it is in this perspective that I place myself,” he adds.
Ten months of suspended prison are required
Ten months of suspended prison and a fine of 15,000 euros were requested on Wednesday against the Minister of Labor, tried on suspicion of favoritism in a public water distribution contract in 2009, when he was mayor of ‘Annonay (Ardèche). The Paris criminal court will pronounce its decision on January 17.
“Ministers or political leaders are litigants like anyone else,” emphasizes Oliver Dussopt, while the Minister of Justice, Eric Dupond-Moretti, has just been tried for illegal appropriation of interests and acquitted by the Court of Justice of the Republic.
Source: BFM TV
