This July 14, 2016, François Hollande engaged in the traditional exercise of the great television interview.
The Head of State warned:
“Is the (terrorist) threat there?
Yes, she is there.”
But he confirmed that the Sentinel system would be lightened and that the state of emergency would be lifted on July 26.
A few hours later, an Islamist terrorist, driving a ram truck, killed 86 people in Nice.
On Monday, the former President of the Republic faced the magistrates of the special assize court which has been debating the Nice attack for several weeks.
And the bottom of the air was a little cooler than six years earlier.
His hearing as a witness, the "T59", was requested by the civil parties.
The former head of state, who could not refrain from using irony on occasion, knew he was expected on two points.
"A failure"
At the origin of his summons, M Fabien Rajon thus returned to
"the unfortunate circumstance"
of the telescoping of the presidential declaration and the carnage of the night
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