After the emotion, it's time for action.
Invited on France 2 Wednesday April 28, Eric Dupond-Moretti admitted that the Sarah Halimi case had highlighted
"a legal vacuum"
on the question of the
"madness"
of criminals.
The anti-Semitic murder of this Jewish woman on April 4, 2017, will not go to trial.
The Court of Cassation ruled that it was impossible to implicate Kobili Traoré because he would have lacked discernment because of a
"sharp delusional puff"
.
The latter was a heavy user of cannabis.
"Obviously no question of judging fools"
The Minister of Justice recalled that there was
"obviously no question of judging madmen"
, which
"would be an unbearable regression"
. However, he wants it to be possible
from
now on
"to distinguish between someone who is seized with madness, and someone who is seized with madness because he has consumed psychotropic drugs".
The Minister of Justice indicated that he would return his work at
"the end of May"
, the time to consult
"psychiatrists, lawyers, magistrates".
Accused by some of rushing under the influence of emotion, Eric Dupond-Moretti swept aside these criticisms, affirming that it was necessary that
"the law adapts to society"
.
The opportunity also for him to respond to the
"cynicism"
of Marine Le Pen, who
"takes advantage of all opportunities"
to seduce voters.
“Using a coffin as a step, I'll tell you, that disgusts me
,” he mocked. According to a survey by the ViaVoice Institute for
Liberation
, 54% of French people consider that the candidate of the National Rally is nevertheless qualified to answer questions related to security.
"I want to address the 54% of French people to tell them that demagoguery is not a program,"
Eric Dupond-Moretti again lambasted.