The first conviction of a President of the Republic to prison is obviously historic. The appeal of his decision prolongs his presumption of innocence, so it must be respected. The first not to respect it were in a way the defendants themselves who, in person or through their counsel, flooded the media with their presence by denouncing a republic of judges. But what judge would not have been intrigued to see a statesman of such rank take a second phone under an alias to have conversations there qualified as compromising.
At this stage, all that can be said while respecting this famous presumption of innocence which is generally not respected by anyone, is that the former president was very badly advised. What an idea to imagine that a second phone under the name of stomach medicine will protect you from eavesdropping. How to ignore that when you trace a phone, you get all the other phones around. We see them entering and leaving the field. When a phone never comes out and follows the main phone like a clone – bingo! – is that it belongs to the same owner. Suddenly, we think we can say everything on a phone that can itself be spotted and listened to. It’s a bit like all the people who tell you, I have WhatsApp or Signal, no risk. Rather, I believe on the contrary, the more you are told that an application is secure, the more you should be wary of it.
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