A soldier accuses one of her colleagues on the staff of rape. The facts would have taken place on July 1, 2021 at the Élysée. A judicial inquiry has been opened.
This Friday, November 12, 2021, Liberation revealed the opening ofa judicial investigation after the alleged rape of a soldier within the Elysee, on July 1, 2021, during the departure party of Valery Putz, deputy to the chief of the private staff of the President. Once the President of the Republic Emmanuel Macron withdraws from the festivities, the evening would have continued in the premises. The soldier allegedly claimed to have suffered sexual violence from a colleague, with whom she worked daily, according to Liberation. A few hours after the facts, the alleged victim went to the 8th arrondissement police station to file a handrail.
The prosecution would then have opened a judicial investigation for rape on July 12, 2021. The investigations are currently still ongoing and the accused has been placed under the intermediary status of assisted witness. The Minister of the Armed Forces, Florence Parly, would also have opened an administrative investigation against the soldier accused of rape.
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The Elysee on the verge of being in turmoil?
This Thursday, November 11, 2021, Liberation managed to contact the Élysée. “As soon as the facts were brought to the attention of the authorities, measures were immediately taken: listening, support and accompaniment of the victim, immediate assignment, far from the Elysee Palace, of the accused person.” However, the Elysee insisted on being “awaiting the judicial investigation to qualify the facts and see the follow-up to be given”, can we read.
This case, which has remained secret until now, could well put the Elysee in turmoil since it involves a non-commissioned officer accused of rape within the establishment itself. “Patrick Strzoda, Emmanuel Macron’s chief of staff, has been since the Benalla affair uncompromising, intractable and dazzling as soon as there is inappropriate behavior by an Elysée employee”, assured a source close to the file to Liberation.