After accusations of an Elysée soldier against another soldier, legal information for “Rape” was opened on July 12, Agence France-Presse (AFP) learned the same day from a judicial source, partially confirming information from Release. The latter was placed under the intermediate status of assisted witness.
According to this source, “The investigations are still in progress”, and the military implicated “Has been placed”, at the end of his questioning before the examining magistrate, “Under the status of assisted witness”, a less incriminating status than that of indicted.
In his article revealing the case, Release reports that the facts would have occurred in the premises of the particular staff of the Elysee. The case dates back to 1er July, on the sidelines of a departure party of three collaborators, and long after the head of state, Emmanuel Macron, who had given a speech in the early evening, had left.
The Elysee does not comment
“A young soldier, who previously attended the departure party, said to have been subjected to sexual violence by a man, also a soldier” and ” non-commissioned officer “. “The two soldiers are assigned to the special staff, work together on a daily basis and know each other”, according to the daily. The soldier would have filed “In the hours that followed” a handrail at the 8e borough, add Release.
The Elysee has let it be known ” never “ comment “Current court cases”, while specifying that “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”. The Ministry of the Armed Forces declined to comment immediately.