Éric Dupond-Moretti clearly distances himself. After the “withdrawal from parliamentary work” of Adrien Quatennens and the resignation of Julien Bayou as head of her party, the Minister of Justice disapproves of these departures.
“We are fed up with these things. Justice, of course, is an institution that we cannot ignore. I am attached to the word of the victims, I am attached to the presumption of innocence,” replied the head of Place Vendôme during a press conference on Tuesday.
“Private law justice that makes no sense”
The left is experiencing chaos since the deputy of the insubordinate France left his position as party coordinator, after admitting in a press release that he had slapped his wife.
Julien Bayou was indicted for his part by Sandrine Rousseau for “behavior likely to undermine the moral health of women”, two months after the seizure of the Europe-Ecology-The Greens unit to combat sexual and sexist violence. The environmentalist, under pressure, announced on Monday his resignation as number one in the party, to the chagrin of Éric Dupond-Moretti.
“We are creating a justice of private law that makes absolutely no sense. There is no code of ethics set by this or that party. There is a justice system and there is a criminal code,” continues the minister.
“It’s time to whistle the end of recess”
Julien Bayou struck back Monday through his attorney, Marie Dosé. He argued that his client “had never been auditioned by the internal cell” despite several reminders and denied “any psychological violence” against his former partner who filed a complaint with the party.
It is the Relève féministe collective that spread, through multiple posts on Twitter, the case of Julien Bayou who had already expressed himself in July on the subject in The Figaro without much media attention at the time.
“It’s time to whistle the end of the recess. We are not playing with our institutions. The liberation of women’s discourse, yes, even through social networks. However, social networks cannot be the only unfiltered receptacle for this word and justice must intervene, “replies the former lawyer again.
In the case of Adrien Quatennens, the Lille prosecutor’s office has opened an investigation. The facts imputed to Julien Bayou are not clearly known, no complaint has been filed and no judicial investigation has been opened.
Source: BFM TV
