Robert Badinter, who disappeared on the night of February 8 to 9, leaves the Ministry of Justice one last time. The place of this last national tribute, where an immense portrait of the former minister, is unusual.
The Invalides, customarily chosen for national tributes, were this time abandoned, as a symbol. “The body leaves, but its memory remains”: emotion during the tribute to Robert Badinter at Place Vendôme. ‘When part of your family burned at Auschwitz, you have to be there,’ explains Paul, 87, when asked the reason for his presence.