Griveaux case: freed, Piotr Pavlenski says he wants to "reveal the mechanics of power"

The Griveaux case has now entered its judicial phase. This Tuesday, February 18, the Russian artist Piotr Pavlenski and his companion Alexandra de Taddeo were indicted for "invasion of privacy" and "distribution without the consent of the person of a recording on words or images of a sexual nature ”. Both were placed under judicial supervision with a ban on contact. The Russian artist escaped the pretrial detention that the prosecution had requested in a second case.

Because Piotr Pavlenski is also targeted by an investigation for "violence with a gun under the influence of drunkenness". He is suspected of having stabbed two people on the last evening of New Year's Eve. His fate remains pending in this second part. “The investigating judge did not rule on the indictment. She gave him a summons to proceed with his first appearance interrogation in the coming days, "said a judicial source. This new meeting is set for March 3.

"I'm glad I did that"

Piotr Pavlenski, who remained silent while in police custody, poured out after leaving the court Tuesday evening. "I thought that France was a country of freedom, it is not at all the case", he denounced. Earlier in the afternoon, before giving way to new counsel, Mr. Juan Branco had indicated that the artist considered himself the victim of a "political procedure".

The activist, however, was pleasantly surprised not to have been incarcerated. "The investigating magistrate took a courageous decision by not following the requisitions of the detention prosecution, welcomes Me Yassine Bouzrou, the new lawyer for the Russian activist. The procedure is highly open to criticism at the procedural level. A request for a declaration of invalidity will certainly be filed soon. "

The man with the emaciated face, who had claimed before his arrest the posting of intimate videos by Benjamin Griveaux, did not deny his gesture. "I'm glad I did that," he said, expressing his desire to continue his "project" called "pornopolitics" which he alone takes on the authorship. "We said that I was from the FSB (editor's note: the Russian secret services) , that there was the Kremlin behind me, but it's easy, we always say that when things bother or don't please, develop- there. This is my project and the police will see in my computers that they have seized that there is nothing else. Me, my actions are artistic and political, I want to reveal the mechanics of power. "

Alexandra de Taddeo says he forgave Pavlenski

Facing the examining magistrate, his partner Alexandra de Taddeo has chosen not to speak. But the 29-year-old student explained herself in police custody in front of the investigators of the Brigade of repression of delinquency to people (BRDP) of the Parisian PJ. She confirmed that she had been the recipient, in 2018, of a sexual video sent by Benjamin Griveaux, then government spokesperson. "She explains that she kept it to protect herself," explains her lawyer Me Noémie Saidi-Cottier. But she was never in a logic of revenge towards him. "

According to several sources, the exchanges between the student and the politician were essentially virtual and materialized by a single meeting. The now ex-candidate (LREM) for mayor of Paris had filed a complaint on Saturday, through his lawyer Me Richard Malka.

Alexandra de Taddeo declared herself foreign to the posting of this intimate video. “She knew about her companion's website project, but she did not participate in this dissemination or give her consent. She was not informed beforehand and was not delighted to find out, ”insists Me Saidi-Cottier.

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Analysis of the numerous computer media seized from his home during the search should shed light on the investigations. Nevertheless, the young woman assured that she had forgiven her companion. "She understands her approach and supports it," continues her lawyer. She loves man, but she also loves the artist. She is interested in art and likes her hard-hitting positioning. She is a woman who has her head on her shoulders and who does not want to be seen as a victim. "

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