A new wave of things for Nupes, two months after the withdrawal of Adrien Quatennens from political life. His wife accused the deputy La France Insoumise on Wednesday of “physical and moral violence” for “several years”. His move does not call for his resignation, unlike his left-wing partners, but he no longer advocates his return to the Palais-Bourbon soon.
“Hopefully our group, one way or another, can listen to Céline Quatennens if she accepts it,” he explained in the columns of the figaro Clémentine Autain, the first LFI member to react.
Autain wants to “be fair and audible”
Adrien Quatennens’s wife mentioned, through a press release, facts much more serious than those exposed by her husband, who acknowledged “a slap” and “grabbed her by the wrist” during an argument. “During the last few years, I wanted to get a divorce three times, every time I pushed myself I went back,” says his wife.
Clémentine Autain, long committed to the issue of violence against women, calls on her movement to be “fair and audible” on this file.
If no one within the movement has called for the resignation of Adrien Quatennens, his return to the National Assembly, which was scheduled for the next few weeks, is no longer on the agenda.
“While there was a silence from Céline, nothing could indicate a disagreement of interpretation of the facts. There it is different. Her return seems very compromised to me,” admits a chosen rebel with BFMTV.
Aubry wants to “collectively discuss” the sequel
Several parliamentarians, such as Manuel Bompard on BFMTV, have so far defended the idea of a possible reinsertion of his colleague who “he is not sentenced to life imprisonment”. Among the routes planned to accompany the deputy to the Palais-Bourbon, a course on the prevention of domestic violence was mentioned.
“There is an opening to go ahead with him. His return is yes! But under our conditions,” he announced on Tuesday, in the face of accusations by Céline Quatennens, an LFI deputy.
But now the deal has changed within the movement of Jean-Luc Mélenchon, who had planned to have his elected officials vote on his reinstatement to the floor. “He is not here today and it is good that he is not here,” says the rebel Raquel Garrido.
“We must now discuss collectively and draw the consequences of these new facts that we discovered,” acknowledges Manon Aubry, a member of the European Parliament.
“You don’t have to go back to the hemicycle” for Rousseau
The socialists who sit in the Nupes intergroup with the rebels call for the resignation of Adrien Quatennens. Olivier Faure defended the “responsibility” of the left for whom “the return of Adrien Quatennens” is “now impossible”.
Environmentalists share this observation, beginning with Sandrine Rousseau.
“I invite the justice system to work quickly and investigate this case. You don’t have to go back to the chamber”, the ecofeminist estimated at the BFMTV microphone. “The voice of women must be respected.”
EELV parliamentarian Sandra Regol defends “a duty to set an example” and calls for giving “justice time to see clearly.”
Quatennens “absolutely denies”
Adrien Quatennens is still called up on December 13 before the court of Lille of appearance upon admission of guilt. This simplified procedure is offered to the perpetrators of crimes considered minor when they acknowledge the alleged facts.
For his part, the northern elect reacted through a press release from his lawyer Jade Dousselin. He denounces “false accusations” that he “absolutely denies”.
“These statements are made in the context of tense negotiations during their divorce and disagreements over the financial terms and custody of their son,” his defense still assures.
Source: BFM TV
