The two main magistrates' unions denounced the "
attacks
" by Nicolas Sarkozy, the President of the Senate and the boss of the Republican deputies on Friday, November 20 against the examining magistrates who are investigating the suspicions of Libyan financing of the campaign. the former head of state.
The Union Syndicale des Magistrates (USM, majority) and the Magistrates' Union (SM, classified on the left) sent a joint letter to the Superior Council of the Magistracy (CSM) to denounce "
a form of unacceptable and intolerable pressure
" on the investigating magistrates.
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"
The very strong attacks against the National Financial Prosecutor's Office since the summer of 2020, aimed at discrediting it (...) today constitute a stepping stone to similarly undermine the independence of investigating judges specializing in economic matters. and financial
”, affirm the unions in their letter.
"
Nicolas Sarkozy, indicted and accused in several legal proceedings, has chosen to organize his defense by carrying out a media offensive against the investigating judges, whom he accuses of having carried out their missions outside of any legality
", the USM and the SM are offended.
“
Much more serious still, continue the unions, is the resumption of this insulting argument (...) by two political figures who are not parties to the procedure and who reiterate the attacks against Justice previously uttered: the President of the Senate Gérard Larcher, second figure in the state, and the president of the Les Républicains group in the National Assembly, Christian Jacob
”.
These "
attacks emanating from the executive power and elected representatives of the national representation (...) further erode citizens' confidence in justice
", believe the unions.
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After the surprise withdrawal of accusations on an alleged Libyan financing of his 2007 campaign from Ziad Takieddine, a sulphurous intermediary and one of the main witnesses against the ex-president, Nicolas Sarkozy had expressed his "
anger
”For being“
dragged through the mud
”.
"
This file is full of falsehoods
", estimated Mr. Sarkozy, indicted on October 12 for "
criminal association
" in this affair.
"
I said to the judges: look for a century (...) you will not find anything
", he assured on BFMTV.
"
I am not a rotten, and what is inflicted on me is a scandal which will end in the annals
", also affirmed Mr. Sarkozy, who will be judged from November 23 in another case, that of the "
eavesdropping
" .
According to the national financial prosecutor, the charges against Mr. Sarkozy "
are not limited to statements
" by Mr. Takieddine and are based "
on serious or concordant evidence
".