Newly appointed Minister of Culture, the beginnings of the Government are not easy for
Rachida Dati.
Former Minister of Justice is the subject of a complaint filed by Jean-Dominique Senard, the president of RenaultFor “slanderous denunciation“. Facts dating back to March 26 while the former mayor of the 7th arrondissement of Paris was invited to the criminal court in order to have the president of the car manufacturer appear.
During this hearing,
Rachida Dati denounced a “continuous, permanent and constant criminal behavior” accusing Jean-Dominique Senard“obstructing justice” And “failure to testify on behalf of an innocent person” in the Renault-Ghosn affair. A case which, let us remember, is worth to the former Minister of Justice an indictment for “passive corruption” And “passive influence peddling” ; offenses punishable by ten years in prison.
In his complaint, Jean-Dominique Senard judges that this direct quote “is obviously dilatory, and only aims to lay the media foundations for a fanciful story of victimization of Ms. Rachida Dati, while she does not provide any element of a nature to establish the services she performed in application of the convention of fees”.
Back to the facts
In 2019, the National Financial Prosecutor’s Office (PNF) has decided to open an investigation to “misuse of corporate assets” And “corruption”. A complaint filed by a Renault shareholder who reported “suspicions” on “the inconsiderate use of Renault funds” by Carlos Ghosn. Certain contracts concluded by the company were judged to be “doubtful due to their amounts”.
Zohra’s mother was then indicted in 2021 For “passive corruption” And “passive influence peddling “, due to the remuneration she received from a subsidiary of the Renault group while she worked in the European Parliament. “An indictment is not a conviction. This does not mean guilt.” said the new Prime Minister very clearly. On TF1, Gabriel Attal insisted on defending the “great principle of the presumption of innocence.