Suspected of having fabricated a false contract with Qatar, lobbyist Jean-Pierre Duthion indicted. The objective? “Discredit Sihem Souid and his company with the State of Qatar, his client,” said Me Céline Astolfe, denouncing “thug methods of incredible violence” “We were interviewed by the judicial police in the context of this case and denied any partnership and even noted the false contract,’ confirmed France 24.
“This indictment is based on a web of lies as well as a totally slanderous complaint," assured his lawyer, Me Robin Binsard.