After the defamation complaint filed by the mayor Jean-Pierre Gorges and the indictment of five people, the least we can say is that harmony does not reign within the municipal council of Chartres in Eure- et-Loir and that the situation is not about to improve
This information was revealed by our colleagues from the Republican Echo. The five indicted are four elected from “Chartres Ecologie” and the publication director of the satirical information site Cactus Press. Several publications on this site and a column in the municipal magazine “your city” would be designated as defamatory by the mayor and his deputy finance.
Five people indicted for defamation
In defamation cases, the indicted persons are immediately referred to the competent court, unlike other cases where the indictment corresponds to the opening of a judicial investigation which may or may not lead to the dismissal of the indicted persons. in court to be tried, if the judge considers that the charges are sufficient. In all cases, the presumption of innocence benefits those charged.
“We are on a principle of freedom of expression“, defends the lawyer of the director of Cactus Press
It is therefore now up to this competent court to judge the merits of this complaint. Unsurprisingly, the lawyers for the indicted have announced their line of defense.
« We are on a principle of freedom of expression, with a polemical tone that falls within the framework of the political and democratic debate. “, Said lawyer Sandra Renda who will defend Gérard Leray, director of Cactus Press. Same axis of defense, for the four elected. Have public political debates rather than in a court: justice will decide.
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