Defense lawyer makes headlines on social media

Videos that went viral in just a few hours. On social media, the comments of one of the defense lawyers are causing outrage. While the 50 co-defendants are currently speaking, in recent days, this lawyer has been making a series of clumsy and even provocative posts. During this extraordinary trial, tensions are felt all the way to the courtroom, where some of the accused are behaving in a disconcerting manner. Added to these controversies is the broadcasting of rape videos during the trial. They will ultimately take place without journalists or the public.

For the defense, it is a way to avoid sensationalism. “Broadcasting this kind of video is to obtain popular vindictiveness, it is not justice”believes Me Paul-Roger Gontard, defense lawyer. For their part, the civil parties maintain that it is essential to make this trial as public as possible. “We believe that we should not be afraid to show rape, to confront it, as Gisèle Pélicot has decided to do.”explained Me Stéphane Babonneau, lawyer for the plaintiff. At the end of a third week of hearings, Gisèle Pélicot left to applause. The trial will not resume until Monday, September 23 in the morning.