The Minister for Energy Transition, when asked about a possible continuation of Damien Abad in government, considered that “the decision [appartenait] to the Prime Minister”.
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“I have always been on the side of the victims on this subject”said Minister of Energy Transition Agnès Pannier-Runacher on Saturday July 2 on France Inter, when asked about the possible place of Damien Abad, minister accused of rape and attempted rape, in the next government.
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“The decision is up to the Prime Minister”explained Agnès Pannier-Runacher before adding: “We succeeded during the previous five-year period in freeing the voices of a certain number of victims, not only women but also children and young people”. “It will be up to the Prime Minister to judge according to the progress of this investigation, of what justice says, if indeed she must decide one way or another”said the minister, while the environmental opponent Sandrine Rousseau asked yesterday on franceinfo that Damien Abad “be set aside the time of the investigation”.
“I believe that the voice of the victims must be heard, I also believe that the judicial processes must be respected, we must avoid the court of opinion, the media court”added Agnès Pannier-Runacher about the alleged victims of the current Minister of Solidarity, Autonomy and Disabled People.
.@AgnesRunacher on Damien Abad in the government: “I have always been on the side of the victims, I believe that the voice of the victims must be heard. I also believe that the judicial processes must be respected. The decision belongs to the Prime Minister” #le69Inter pic.twitter.com/su3WgzLnPZ
– France Inter (@franceinter) July 2, 2022