Alexandre Benalla delivers his truths

For the first time since the launch of the case that bears his name, Alexandre Benalla speaks. Shaved beard not to be bothered, the former chargé de mission of the Elysee, accused of molestation two demonstrators on the sidelines of the demonstrations of 1 ^and -May, agreed to answer at length the questions of the World .

The interview, which we did not have re-read, took place in Paris, Wednesday, July 25, at the home of Marc Francelet, a former journalist converted into the business of present today as "communicating". During the photo shoot, done at the end of the day, appeared Michèle Marchand, figure of the press people and very close to the couple Macron. Proof that in the storm, Mr. Benalla is not a man alone.

Do you think you have "betrayed and disappointed" Emmanuel Macron? These are his words …

These are statements I understand. Because if there is a problem around the President of the Republic, it should not be caused by a collaborator. It was someone who had – and still has, I think – trust in me, in my daily action. But in view of what this story has triggered, I do not see what other terms he could have used to describe the situation. So inevitably there is disappointment, necessarily that there must be a feeling of betrayal …

Do you have the feeling of having betrayed it?

Me, I do not have the feeling of have betrayed the President of the Republic, I have the feeling of having made a big mistake. And to have made a mistake. But this fault, it is more from a political point of view: I should never have gone on this event as an observer, then I would have, perhaps, had to stay away.

beginning. How do you appear in the entourage of Mr. Macron?

Initially, in the summer of 2016, a friend calls me and said: "Alexander, Emmanuel …