His word was expected on this subject. Appointed Minister Delegate to the Minister of the Interior Gérald Darmanin, targeted by an investigation for rape reopened after three court decisions in his favor, Marlène Schiappa affirms in the Journal du dimanche that she "understands the questions", but that "the answer , these are three dismissals from justice ”.
"I have always been a feminist, I would never have agreed to work with a man convicted of rape," insists the former secretary of state for equality between women and men.
Feminist protests
But the member of the government noted "attempts to recover politically those who are only in opposition to the government".
She probably refers, in particular, to the demonstration organized Friday evening at the foot of the town hall of Paris at the call of several feminist organizations. Gérald Darmanin, for his part, says "to have the right to the presumption of innocence".
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"Let's look at the acts," adds Marlène Schiappa, highlighting the commitment of the Ministry of the Interior in the Grenelle of domestic violence. She also has the same answer when asked about the Minister of Justice, Eric Dupond-Moretti. He had said in 2018 that "the government was completely messing around" by wanting to "inflict an offense" for having whistled a woman.
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And Marlène Schiappa concluded in her interview: “I have every confidence in my successor, Élisabeth Moreno. This government acts for gender equality, I guarantee it. "