2023-11-17 22:20:39
The senator from Loire-Atlantique, Joël Guerriau, aged 66 and member of the “Les Indépendants” group – bringing together elected officials from the Horizons party, the Radical Party, Renaissance and various right-wing parties – was indicted and placed under investigation. judicial review, this Friday, according to our information. He was arrested at his Paris home and placed in police custody after a complaint from a deputy accusing him of having drugged her without her knowledge.
The Paris prosecutor’s office had specified that the reason for the police custody, namely “administration to a person, without their knowledge, of a substance likely to impair their discernment or control of their actions to commit rape or assault sexual”.
The elected official was hospitalized during the night from Tuesday to Wednesday following discomfort, after having a drink in the company of Joël Guerriau. The results of the samples will reveal the presence of ecstasy in his body. “Sandrine Josso is still in a state of shock,” said her lawyer, Me Julia Minkowski, after a confrontation. This synthetic drug was also found at the senator’s home and in his office.
No “any offense”, according to the senator
Me Rémi-Pierre Drai, counsel for the senator, believes that “the confrontation allowed (his) client to forcefully confirm his version of the facts, which does not allow at this stage of the investigation to characterize any offense. The investigation will continue as it should. »
According to sources close to the case, Joël Guerriau said he believed he had obtained, from a member of the Senate, a euphoric and not ecstasy, for his own consumption in order to cope with what he described as personal trials.
The 3rd judicial police district was contacted as part of the investigation opened in flagrante delicacy, a procedure which means that there is no need to request the lifting of one’s parliamentary immunity.
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