2023-11-07 22:03:22
In the courtroom of the Versailles courthouse (Yvelines), the red carpet which separates the defendants’ bench from the seats reserved for the civil party constituted the stop of their horizon. An insurmountable barrier between two spouses that nothing brings together. They didn’t exchange a look, not a word either.
This Tuesday evening, after a two-hour trial, Weiliang Shi, 39, CEO of Huawei France since 2019, was sentenced to eight months in prison with a simple suspended sentence by the criminal court, which tried him for violence marital. The judges retained the aggravating circumstance of violence committed in the presence of a minor. He is prohibited from having contact with his wife and from appearing at home.
On October 5, the manager of this Chinese telephone company was arrested at his home, near Vésinet (Yvelines), then placed in police custody, following a complaint filed the same day by his wife. He appeared this Tuesday for four episodes of violence committed between March and October 2023. The procedural file submitted to the hearing is 93 pages long. With a report from the medical-judicial units (UMJ) which mentions bruising, pain in one wrist and swelling in the face, for a total incapacity for work (ITT) estimated at seven days.
“Whipped” with the elastic of her bra
As part of the investigation, Weiliang Shi’s wife made this statement in the form of an analysis that would follow the storms: “Basically, he is a kind and respectful man, but power has made him crazy “. They have been married since 2009, have a 14-year-old child.
The violence would have started following the extramarital relations that the husband had “from the start”. One day, he allegedly ripped off her bra and whipped her face with the elastic of the garment, throwing her like a slingshot. Another time, he allegedly dragged her to the couch, sat on top of her and tried to strangle her. Yet another day, his head was “banged on the ground”. The bedroom door was smashed and the wife’s phone was stolen and then thrown into the lake at Parc des Ibis, in Vésinet…
“True or not true?” thunders the president, Pierre Auda. Your mistresses, all that, is not the question today. My only question is: did you or did you not hit your wife? » Clinging to the bar in his navy blue suit and well-polished shoes, the CEO wants to explain everything at once. He first says: “I committed violence, but in certain circumstances.” Mentions this knife that she allegedly placed under his throat, “fights”, “shared” violence. Then explains, without laughing: “I didn’t manage to tear the bra. It was the rubber band that bounced on his face by itself.”
“If I am wise and mute, there is no problem”
On the velvet chair in the courtroom, the wife wrings her hands on her skirt. It’s his turn. Barely audible in front of the three judges, she blurted out: “If I am good and silent, there is no problem. He does not tolerate any criticism. I don’t want to live like this. Please protect me and my son. » “Monsieur is serving you a version based on shared violence. It’s classic. On the contrary, we are describing violence against my client, with an increase in power,” argues the victim’s lawyer.
The prosecutor describes “a timid awareness”; the CEO’s lawyer “of the violence that must be brought into fair proportion” and the “benefits” of the psychological follow-up initiated by the defendant. Called back to the stand, Weiliang Chi assures: “I am sorry for my wife and for my son. I will do everything to prevent this from happening again. Anyway, next month I’m going back to live in Shanghai.” A dismissal procedure has been initiated by the telephone company.
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