On Wednesday October 5, those close to Bernard Tapie gathered at the church of Saint-Germain-des-Près to pay a final tribute to the politician. Among the personalities present: Nicolas Sarkozy, Claude Guéant and Brice Hortefeux. A gathering that aroused strong reactions: explanations.
They do not have the right to make contact, and yet. On Wednesday, 300 people gathered in Paris for a religious ceremony in honor of Bernard Tapie. A moment rich in emotion, where we could see Jean-Louis Borloo, Basile Boli and Stéphane Tapie carrying the coffin. But the presence of Nicolas Sarkozy did not fail to question Internet users. The reason ? Claude Guéant and Brice Hortefeux were also there. However, the three politicians are not supposed to see or talk to each other. They are indicted in “the case of suspicion of Libyan financing of the 2007 presidential campaign of Nicolas Sarkozy”, underlines LCI. Does this constitute a violation of their judicial review ? The news channel specifies that Nicolas Sarkozy should not “receive or meet his two former interior ministers”, nor enter into contact with them. But according to Claude Guéant’s lawyer, Me Philippe Bouchez El Ghozi, who agreed to speak to the media “this coincidence is not likely to taint respect for their judicial control. Unless it can be proven materially that there was a real exchange between these three suspects. ” He also assures that the subject has already been addressed several times by case law and the Court of Cassation. A claim that LCI was unable to verify after researching.
On social networks, the presence of Nicolas Sarkozy, also recently sentenced to one year in prison in the Bygmalion affair, did not fail to react. Many were surprised by the presence of the former head of state at the funeral of Bernard Tapie, but also by his proximity to Brigitte Macron.