Suspicion of fictitious jobs: the line of defense of the Fillon spouses against the judges

The affair continues to shake the French political sphere. After being sentenced, Francois Fillon decided to appeal. He is back, Tuesday, November 16, facing the judges. The former minister is suspected of having assigned fictitious jobs to his wife while in political office. Today, he again defended himself against these accusations. Live from the Palais de Justice in Paris, journalist Éric Pelletier details the line of defense of the former Prime Minister, who continues to deny outright the accusations made against him.

“At the helm, we saw a François Fillon which has resumed a political emphasis. ‘I have to tell you some truths that weren’t heard first instance‘, he begins. And he recalls ‘when I was elected in 1980, more than half of the deputies employed a spouse or a member of their family as parliamentary collaborator’ “, says Eric Pelletier. For the line of defense on the reality of Penelope’s work Fillon, the latter would continue to deny the information. “‘My wife worked by my side, that is indisputable ‘, he hammers.“Francois Fillon nevertheless expressed his regret at not having understood that political life had changed“, concludes the journalist.