Tried for accusations of favoritism in the awarding of a public contract in 2009, Olivier Dussopt indicated in an interview with Le Parisien that he was not in a “perspective” of condemnation.
Accused of favoritism in a public water distribution contract dating back to 2009 when he was mayor of Annonay (Ardèche), Olivier Dussopt announced in an interview with ParisianSunday December 3, do not get into a “perspective“of condemnation.”I don’t put myself in that perspective“, explained the Minister of Labor. The one who does not wish the experience of a trial on anyone also indicated that the trial to which he is the subject also “allowed us to respond point by point to accusations and questions“.
“I request relaxation“
On Wednesday November 29, at the end of his trial, ten months of suspended imprisonment and a fine of 15,000 euros were requested against Olivier Dussopt for favoritism. “I am requesting release, it is in this perspective that I place myself“, indicated the main person concerned with the question of a potential resignation in the event of conviction. The minister will soon be decided on his fate, the Paris criminal court must in fact render its decision on January 17. “Ministers or political leaders are litigants like any other“, added Olivier Dussopt.
Olivier Dussopt is not the only minister to find himself in the dock of a court. In November, Éric Dupond-Moretti, the Minister of Justice, was tried by the Court of Justice of the Republic for illegal taking of interests. At the end of the deliberations, the Minister of Justice, who was the first minister of the Fifth Republic to be tried in the context of his functions, was finally released at the end of November.
published on December 3 at 8:40 p.m., Kévin Comby, 6Medias
2023-12-03 20:49:18
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