It is a return on the sly and by the back door that Adrien Quatennens made to the National Assembly, after his conviction for domestic violence. The deputy elected under the banner of La France insoumise (LFI), who now sits as non-registered, participated, Wednesday, January 11, in a foreign affairs committee, as we could see by following its work. Its president, the deputy of the MoDem Jean-Louis Bourlanges, has also welcomed “the arrival in our committee of a new colleague, Mr Quatennens”.
This return after three months of absence, without fanfare, had not been announced. Monday, January 9, his lawyer Jade Dousselin, informed the Monde that“no date had been set”, but implied that it was also imminent. Above all, it had to be communicated. On Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 January, no “rebellious” MP contacted by The world did not know when Adrien Quatennens intended to return to the Palais-Bourbon. Some deputies were notified on Wednesday following the return of their colleague.
The deputy from the North, sentenced to four months in prison suspended for “domestic violence”, and suspended for the same duration from the movement of Jean-Luc Mélenchon and the parliamentary group, had announced, during an interview with BFM-TV , on December 14, that he would return “probably in January”.
This shock interview, during which the deputy justified his behavior towards his ex-companion, despite his conviction, had created unease among the members of LFI, who had just taken a sanction against their comrade. To the point that some, judging that by speaking to BFM-TV he had harmed the fight against sexist and sexual violence, at the heart of the movement’s fight, now want an increase in the sanction imposed by the party. For the moment, the debate has not been opened within La France insoumise.