The socialist senator affirms that political decisions cannot be “fixed on court decisions”.
The political world is a world apart. It is, in hollow, the message transmitted by the senator Laurence Rossignol, Tuesday September 27 on France Info. While the rebellious Adrien Quatennens and the ecologist Julien Bayou have successively withdrawn from their parties, the internal cells of the left formations, dealing with sexist and sexual violence, are closely observed. For the elected socialist, however, these bodies have a very real reason for being. Because, according to her, in politics, “you can’t be stuck on court decisions“.
“There are many cases in which the facts are proven, they are unacceptable and yet justice, for various reasons which relate to its rules, has not been able to sanction its authors.“Explained the senator to justify her assertion. According to her, this is why in “the political world, we must have our own ethics, which is different from the Criminal Code and court decisions“. “This is the case for many activities“, she added, citing the profession of journalists or that of lawyers, who each have a code of ethics. “those are two different thingsshe then admitted. But we cannot be bound by court decisions to make our own decisions.»
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In view of the events that have marked these last years, Laurence Rossignol has also listed various examples. First, that of the questioning of the former minister Nicolas Hulot, targeted by accusations of rape. “No one today doubts the facts with which he is accused“, estimated the senator. Another significant case, that of Patrick Poivre d’Arvor, famous presenter whose testimonies of women overwhelming him multiply over the months. “Everyone knows that what the victims have denounced is true. The facts are proven, the investigation is in progress. However, there was a first classification decision without follow-up due to prescription“, specified Laurence Rossignol. Before drawing a conclusion:We must have our own ethics, sexist and sexual violence are not acceptable.»
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