La France insoumise MP Ersilia Soudais recordsdata a grievance for rape towards her partner, positioned in police custody | EUROtoday

Damien Cassé, municipal councilor in Noisiel (Seine-et-Marne) and La France insoumise (LFI) activist, was positioned in police custody on Tuesday March 5, after his accomplice, LFI MP Ersilia Soudais, filed a grievance towards him for rape. The data given by The Parisian was confirmed to Agence France-Presse (AFP) by the Meaux prosecutor.

Damien Cassé was arrested Tuesday afternoon at his house by the police, in accordance with the Ile-de-France day by day which specifies that the details denounced by the 35-year-old MP occurred in Noisiel.

In the night, the suspect's lawyer, M^e Yassine Bouzrou, advised AFP that his “The client strongly contests the accusations against him. »

M^e Jade Dousselin, advisor to the 35-year-old parliamentarian, salutes for her part “the great speed of justice in this case, which demonstrates, if necessary, that it took the full measure of the seriousness of the facts denounced”.

Complaint filed on the night time of February 29 to 1^er March

“We now hope that all light will be shed with calm and respect for the secrecy of the investigation,” added the lawyer of the elected consultant of Seine-et-Marne who, in accordance with The Parisianfiled a grievance on the night time of February 29 to 1^er March.

For its half, La France insoumise mentioned it was calling “respect for the intimacy and private life of Ersilia Soudais”whereas bringing him “his full support”. The motion was outraged when the grievance was revealed within the press, “without the consent of the victim”which might quantity to “a second violence”.

“How can women victims of violence still have the confidence to file a complaint, if this complaint is immediately brought before the whole of France”requested LFI particularly in a press launch.