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"I strongly condemn the actions of Mr. Benalla," said Mr. Collomb at the very beginning of his hearing before the Law Commission of the National Assembly, the lower chamber of the French Parliament, which is transformed for the occasion into a commission of inquiry, an exceptional fact showing the seriousness of the case.
"I am attached to the fact that all the light is made by the various investigations in progress", he added, after swearing to say "the whole truth."
The minister must answer a large number of sensitive questions, while the calls for his resignation and the accusations of "dissimulation" made against the French presidency
Why did the government's number 2, who was aware of the facts as early as May 2, react earlier, by seizing the "police of the police" or justice, when this does not happen? was made after the revelation of the case, Wednesday night da in the press? The opposition accuses the power of wanting to stifle the affair
What was also the role of Alexander Benalla until these last days? The spokesman of the Elysee Bruno Roger-Petit had said Thursday that he was, after May 1, laid off for 15 days and "removed from office in the organization of the President's travel security" ". However, he appears on several recent clichés alongside Mr. Macron or the presidential couple.
Videos showing Alexandre Benalla, a close aide to the head of state, striking and mistreating protesters on May 1 in Paris , while accompanying the police as an "observer", have plunged the executive since last week into its worst crisis.
The counselor of 26 years, whose dismissal was announced Friday, was indicted Sunday evening as well as Vincent Crase, an employee of LREM, the presidential party, who was with Mr. Benalla during the events, and three senior police officers suspected of having transmitted to Mr. Benalla images video surveillance of the incident.
The police prefect Michel Delpuech must also be auditioned at the Assembly Monday at 12H00 GMT.
While the silence of Emmanuel Macron on this case was more and more strongly denounced His entourage said Sunday evening that the head of state considers "unacceptable" the facts alleged against Mr. Benalla and promises that there will be "no impunity."
Emmanuel Macron is " extremely determined that the truth can be established, "said government spokesman Benjamin Griveaux on RTL radio on Monday, denying that the" Benallagate ", as it is now called a part of the press, had changed in "state affair"
"A state affair is when there is opacity. You have three investigations opened in less than 4 days … There was no concealment, "he badured.
Minister Collomb will also be Tuesday before the Senate commission of inquiry, which could also hear on Wednesday the chief of staff of the President of the Republic Patrick Strzoda, according to parliamentary sources.
The Paralyzed Assembly
Parallel to the parliamentary inquiry and the police investigation of the police, whose report should be handed over at the end of this week, investigations of the justice knew advances this weekend.
Alexandre Benalla was indicted Sunday especially for "violence in meeting", "interference in the exercise of a public service "," public port and without right of regulated insignia ", and" concealment of diversion of images from a video-protection system "
Vincent Crase was also charged with" violence in meetings " , "Interference in the exercise e "of a public service", and also for "prohibited harbor of a category B weapon."
The judicial control imposed on them prohibits them from exercising a public service or a public service mission, to hold a weapon and to come into contact with other protagonists of the affair.
Already suspended, the three police officers of the accused police headquarters of Paris were also charged, for "misappropriation of images from of a video-protection system "and" breach of professional secrecy. "
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