Accusations of rape among the soldiers of the Elysée, the French presidential palace: according to reports from the newspaper Libération, the French justice system has been investigating a "rape" affair within the walls of the Palace symbol of the République since last summer. The investigation, the sources specify, was launched last July 12 after the accusations of a young military member of the presidency against a colleague. At the moment the latter is considered an "informed witness" of the facts and therefore not registered in the register of suspects.
THE RECONSTRUCTION - The events allegedly took place in the premises of the special staff of the Elysée on 1 July, during a farewell toast between collaborators and in any case long after the departure of President Emmanuel Macron, who had delivered a speech at the beginning of the evening . According to Libération, "the two soldiers work in the special staff, they know each other and work together on a daily basis". The woman reported the facts "already in the hours following" the alleged rape, in the police station of the seventh arrondissement of Paris. For its part, the Elysée does not intend to comment on "ongoing judicial matters".
THE PREVIOUS - The chronicle of the presidential palace in Paris was already marked a few years ago by the events related to Alexandre Benalla, a former security officer of Macron, convicted of violence on the sidelines of the May 1st 2018 demonstrations in Paris. A case that for a long time triggered a political earthquake, with press revelations and parliamentary commissions, during the first part of Macron's presidential term. On November 5, Benalla was sentenced to one year in prison with the requirement of an electronic bracelet.
In this new affair, the Elysée assured that "measures were taken as soon as the facts were brought to the attention of the authorities: listening, support and accompaniment of the victim, immediate transfer, away from the Elysée, of the offending person".
(Unioneonline / vl)
