“We must support the liberation of speech” but “we do not want a society of the inquisition either”

The Paris prosecutor’s office opened a preliminary investigation on Friday after the broadcast of an investigation by “Special Envoy” in which women accuse former minister Nicolas Hulot of rape and sexual assault, which he fiercely denies.

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Emmanuel Macron reacted, Wednesday, December 1, during the Council of Ministers after the accusations of several women targeting his ex-Minister of the Ecological Transition, Nicolas Hulot, Franceinfo learned from several government sources, confirming information from the Parisian. The Head of State insisted on the importance “to facilitate and support the release of speech, the collection of complaints, the efficiency of justice”.

“The government’s position on this matter is constant. We will never accept a society of opacity or complacency. And neither do we want a society of inquisition.”, said Emmanuel Macron. “So the challenge is to facilitate and support the release of speech, the collection of complaints, the efficiency of justice. We have done a lot for that, and we will continue to act resolutely in this direction. “, he stressed.

The Paris prosecutor’s office opened on Friday November 26 a preliminary investigation after the broadcast of an investigation by “Special Envoy” in which several women accuse the former host and former minister Nicolas Hulot of rape and sexual assault, which he fiercely denies.


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