LFI deputy Adrien Quatennens was heard on Monday September 26, 2022 at the Lille police station, as part of the investigation for domestic violence targeting him, his wife Céline having filed a new handrail against him, his lawyer said last Saturday. She accuses him of harassment by SMS.
Céline Quatennens, whose first handrail had been revealed by the chained duck mid-September, triggering the case, filed a second recently, said the deputy’s lawyer, Jade Dousselin. She confirmed information from France Info, according to which this approach dates from Saturday September 24, a few days after the opening of an investigation.
This new handrail”confines itself to evoking text messages sent by my client in the context of their separation“, who “do not contain any message of a malicious or threatening nature“, said the lawyer in a press release. The northern deputy was heard on Monday as part of a free hearing, said a source familiar with the matter, confirming information from the JDD.
“As we had strongly wished, my client was able to express himself within the framework of the ongoing preliminary investigation in order to restore a certain number of truths and bring enlightening elements to the file.“, detailed Me Dousselin to AFP. “We hope today that Justice can continue its work while respecting the secrecy of the investigation to ensure its serenity and the search for the truth.“, she added.
The Lille prosecutor’s office had indicated on September 19 that it had opened an investigation after the first handrail filed against the deputy by his wife, as part of his “proactive criminal policy for the treatment of domestic violence“.
In a press release on September 13, after the article by the Chained DuckCéline and Adrien Quatennens said they had learned “by lawyers” that the prosecution had seized the facts. Adrien Quatennens immediately withdrew from his function as coordinator of La France Insoumise, acknowledging violence against his wife in a press release published on Twitter.
In particular, he admitted to having “gave a slap“, there is “a year“, “in a context of extreme tension and mutual aggressiveness“, claiming to have “deeply regret this gesture“Solicited, the parquet floor of Lille did not react immediately.
The case fueled a strong controversy, even within LFI itself. Jean-Luc Mélenchon and the deputy Manuel Bompard have drawn the anger in particular from feminist circles for positions accused of relativizing domestic violence, which they have both defended.