The Macronie in order to defend Gérald Darmanin

Petition, forums, ministers to the front... the minister of The Interior, accused of rape, receives strong support from his political friends.

he said He "was the victim of a manhunt," but Gérald Darmanin can count on solid supports. The new Interior minister under investigation for rape, and who recognized intercourse in exchange for favours with a woman, is well surrounded. While demonstrations are organized to denounce his appointment as "first cop of France", close relatives of the minister are mobilizing to take his defence.

early critics made themselves heard, upon his appointment by the Prime minister, Jean Castex, mep, the ministry of the Interior, on the 6th of July. The entourage of the president has therefore argued that the investigation of rape was "not an obstacle" to his appointment.

Macron defends the presumption of innocence

Asked about the case Darmanin during his television interview on 14-July, Emmanuel Macron has said, "observe the emotion, and the anger just causes. The cause of a feminist, and I share it, I made a red thread of the quinquennium", nevertheless, "as true as I believe in the force just causes, no cause is defended precisely if it is done by breaching the fundamental principles of our democracy," he added.

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"If, from the moment someone is accused, but not tried, it is somehow the victim of a judgement of the street, or social networks because there is an emotion - and I can understand that feeling because I share it - then (...) our democracy is changing in nature, it becomes a democracy of opinion," continued the president.

"violent Attacks", report of the deputies of the majority

The protests are continuing, as the critics of the opposition in spite of these justifications made. In a column published in The World, a group of 91 "activists, intellectuals, women in politics feminist" writing that "this reshuffling of the French government represents a shift policy antiféministe, the scope of which far exceeds the borders of France," and "reinforces the 'backlash' (backlash) against women, in violation of fundamental rights".

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The same day, nearly 170 mps of the majority have published an article in the same journal, defending the presumption of innocence, and affirming that the minister of the Interior, Gérald Darmanin, referred to by accusations of rape, "is no exception".

The signatories stress that "the new government is the object of attacks particularly violent on the part of protesters and demonstrators who denounce the appointment of two ministers of peerage" and denounced the "slogans as" outrageous and defamatory statements, that 'Welcome to the department of rape', 'Rapist in jail, not in government', or 'The culture of rape On'".

The ministers in running order

It is then around the Prime minister, himself, to shout, denouncing the "excesses inadmissible" against the minister. "Mr Darmanin has the right to respect of the principles of the Republic, like all the citizens. We are witnessing the abuses that are unacceptable, I say it here with solemnity and gravity", he launched at topical issues, last Thursday. Ministers have imitated.

Interviewed on LCI on July 16, Marlène Schiappa, minister for Citizenship, has also taken his defense and stated that"it is in fact beyond the presumption of innocence", after the previous court decisions. "That means that tomorrow, I can file a complaint against you for rape, and that therefore you will be guilty and you will no longer have the right to work ?", she blasted.

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The next day, it is up to the minister of Justice, Eric Dupond-Moretti, also criticized for these remarks in the past with respect to the feminists, to take the defence of his colleague. Questioned on the issue, the former lawyer said that there was "a small rule in the Republic, a small fiddle, which is called the Constitution, and recalls that a man, as long as it has not been finally convicted, is presumed innocent. This is true for him is true for you [the journalist] in the past, it is true for me, and it protects us all".

Forum of elected LREM and LR

Even beyond the ranks LREM, Gérald Darmanin can rely on for support. Some 200 elected officials, including the president of the Hauts-de-France, Xavier Bertrand, has brought this Monday in a commentary for their "support" to the minister of the Interior was subject to a charge of rape, calling for "restraint" and to respect the "presumption of innocence".

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"We, the elected representatives of the Hauts-de-France, ( ... ), wish to once again bring all our support to Gérald Darmanin, who is again the target of acharnements heterogeneous, preferring to worship the arbitrary rather than respect the presumption of innocence, principle founder of the French right", say the signatories, including members of parliament of the majority LREM and LR, mayors, municipal councilors, departmental or regional.

Among its supporters, also included senator LR Marc-Philippe Daubresse, the ex-candidate macroniste to the city hall of Lille Violette Spillebout, the vice-president of the North and the mayor DVD Maubeuge, Arnaud Decagny, and several members of parliament."We are deeply shocked about the words required", they write, still.

Support of the "citizens" with the petition of a former colistière

A petition launched on Friday has collected more than 2000 signatures in three days. It was initiated by a person who presents himself as a citizen attached "to the values of democratic and republican". This petition, which has been relayed by Gérald Darmanin himself on her behalf Facebook on Monday, would be in fact the product of a former employee of the minister, as reports of a signatory which states that it has not signed up to make this comment.

according To Marianne, Elise Spriet who presents himself as a citizen of lambda is actually a former elected of the majority municipal de Tourcoing, ex-deputy of district and colistière Gerald Darmanin in the last elections.

"If today, fighting against a policy or a Government involves slander and acharnements unjustified on the people, then our democracy is going wrong, and most importantly, is evil. The trial of the street, which is the victim Gérald Darmanin is outrageous and must be denounced. The presumption of innocence, especially when the three decisions resulting court conclude that the lack of offence in the same story, is a fundamental principle of our democracy and our rule of law," she wrote. In his message, the minister thanked his supporters and encourages them to sign this petition, initiated by a "Tourquennoise", without specifying its identity.

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Gérald Darmanin has been accused in 2017 of rape by a woman, Sophie Patterson-Spatz, who had applied in 2009 for a favor. According to his statements, the minister would have dangled its support and she would have felt compelled to "go to pot", as she explained to investigators. Gérald Darmanin has admitted to having a sexual relationship with this woman, but according to him, is freely granted. Closed in a first time, this procedure has been revived by the Paris court of appeal, which was requested in early June for further investigations. "I'm quiet as a Baptist", and has further assured the interested Saturday.

Date Of Update: 21 July 2020, 07:58