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"The presumed guilty"

M oment highly anticipated, even more than usual, the session of questions to Government this Tuesday, February 8, 2011, still ongoing at the time of writing was marked by a skirmish between Jean-Marc Ayrault, president of the PS group and François Fillon, Prime Minister.

Questioning the head of government on the proliferation of movements in the branches of the sovereign state civil service (army, police, justice), Jean-Marc Ayrault tried to put the issue on the table.

The response of the shepherd ...
In response, François Fillon spoke only of "presumed guilty" and the attitude of judges that does no service to the French.

A Fillon, I'd say this:
" Prime Minister

In your response to Mr. Jean-Marc Ayrault at the meeting of the government Tuesday, February 8, 2011 You have, once again spoke of "presumed guilty". Also, let me remind you of the wording of Article 9-1 of the Civil Code. This states:

" Article 9-1 - Everyone has the right to respect for the presumption of innocence.

When a person is, before any conviction, publicly represented as being guilty of the acts under investigation or judicial inquiry, the judge may, even in chambers, without prejudice to compensation for damage suffered, prescribe any measures, such as inserting a correction or a press release, the purpose to stop the infringement of the presumption of innocence, and at the expense of the person or entity responsible for this attack. "

Regards. .

Recall that Brice Horterfeux was recently sentenced to ... the presumption of innocence.


A historic moment.
In this sense, far from fulfilling its role as guarantor of the institutions, the president fills the contrary that of gravedigger. Succeed to strike almost at the judicial and administrative orders which the Court of Cassation, knowing the conservatism and discretion of judges, is quite a feat. As rightly said the vice-president of TGI in Paris: "We have reached the breaking point. .