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Accused of sexual violence by three women, former minister Damien Abad was indicted for attempted rape in 2010 of one of them. The deputy (related to Renaissance) of Ain was placed under the status of assisted witness for the two other women, who accuse him of having raped them in 2010 and 2011. In a press release, the politician, defended by My Jacqueline Laffont and Robin Binsard, considered that this status of assisted witness “demonstrates the unfounded nature of the accusations”. As for his indictment, the forty-year-old assured that his “innocence” would be “confirmed at the end” of the investigations.
His indictment is part of the judicial investigation targeting him since June 21, 2023, on suspicion of rape and attempted rape. The affair broke out in the spring of 2022, when Mediapart published testimonies from two women accusing Damien Abad of rape. These two testimonies led a third woman, a centrist elected official, to testify in turn, then to file a complaint for attempted rape.
Control of several districts in New Caledonia “is no longer assured”, the State representative in this French territory in the South Pacific admitted on Friday, hoping that reinforcements will make it possible to “reconquer” these areas after four nights of tensions . The state of emergency decreed in New Caledonia would, however, have made it possible “to return to a calmer and more peaceful situation in greater Nouméa”, state services indicated on Friday morning (Caledonian time). Nearly a thousand internal security personnel, notably police officers and gendarmes, arrived at Le Caillou during the night from Thursday to Friday, adding to the 1,700 members of the police already there. Since the start of the riots on Monday, five people have been killed, including two gendarmes. Access to medicines and food products has deteriorated considerably since mid-week.
The coach of the France team took everyone on the wrong foot Thursday evening by recalling N’Golo Kanté for Euro 2024 football. The midfielder, who has been playing in Saudi Arabia since September, had not set foot in Blue for almost two years. “I know N’Golo very well, no matter the situation, there is never a problem. She’s an angel, everyone likes her. And I can tell you that he is happy to be with us. He will have the place he deserves. Obviously he has a status and that weighs, but he’s N’Golo Kanté. It’s okay, it’s okay all the time. » Didier Deschamps has selected 25 players for Euro football. Among the somewhat unexpected choices: Parisian attackers Bradley Barcola and Randal Kolo Muani were called up, as was Madrid left back Ferland Mendy.