First Council of Ministers and first demining operation for Olivia Grégoire this Monday.
Just appointed spokesperson for the new government of Elisabeth Borne on Friday, the Secretary of State was invited to react to the case of Damien Abad.
Former boss of the LR deputies in the Assembly and the main war prize of Macronie since the victory of the outgoing president on April 24, the new Minister of Solidarity, Autonomy and People with Disabilities has been in turmoil since this weekend. end.
He faces charges of raping two women in 2010 and 2011, relayed in an article published Saturday by Mediapart, which he denies "
with the greatest force
".
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"
The government is alongside those who, following an attack or harassment, have the immense courage to speak
out," declared Olivia Grégoire after the first Council of Ministers.
He is also “
alongside all those, still too many, who have walled themselves up or who have been walled up in silence
”, added the government spokesperson.
The government will "
continue relentlessly to encourage women's freedom of speech and relentlessly encourage women who have suffered violence to come to justice
", she insisted.
“Zero tolerance for sex offenders”
At the same time, Olivia Grégoire recalled that “
it is up to justice to establish the truth
”.
"
Justice is the only one who must or can decide
," she continued in an exercise in tightrope walking, before advocating "
zero tolerance for sex offenders
".
For the moment, two complaints (from the same complainant) have already been filed against the former vice-president of the Republicans, but justice says it is analyzing a new report.
The new government spokeswoman clarified that Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne had spoken Sunday evening with Damien Abad.
She also defended Emmanuel Macron's record for five years in terms of gender equality, which he again made the "
great cause
" of the five-year term in 2022.
