Tapie "extremely happy" the rejection of the request for liquidation of its companies

Tapie "extremely happy" the rejection of the application for liquidation of his companies

The former businessman and former minister Bernard Tapie in Marseille on November 15, 2013 / & copy AFP / Archives / Boris HORVAT

Ex-businessman and former minister Bernard Tapie said Thursday "extremely happy" the rejection of the application for liquidation of its companies, seeing "good news for all parties."

The Commercial Court of Paris rejected Thursday this request for liquidation of the companies of Bernard Tapie, sentenced to repay 404 million euros received in 2008 in its dispute with the Credit Lyonnais, according to the judgment consulted by AFP.

The court ruled on the Paris public prosecutor's request, which called for the judicial liquidation of GBT holdings (Groupe Bernard Tapie), owner of the media group La Provence, and FIBT (Financière Immobilière Bernard Tapie). The prosecution made this request after the court dismissed the six-year repayment plan in April.

"I am extremely happy for at least three reasons," said Tapie. AFP. "The first is that, even when the situation incites justice to be unfavorable to you, you always fall, at one time or another, on magistrates who have only heart to respect the law, just the law "

" This is also good news for everyone, for all parties, whatever the sum in the end to be reimbursed, I put in place indisputable guarantees, which allow to go at the end of this reimbursement, "added Mr. Tapie.

" And above all, I am so happy about La Provence ", who" does an incredible job and will continue to work in serenity ", s is he still happy?

(© AFP / 05 July 2018 16h36)