During his interview on BFMTV, the deputy for the North Adrien Quatennens announced his return to the Assembly “probably as early as January”. Sentenced to a four-month suspended prison sentence for domestic violence against his wife, he was expelled from the LFI group in the Assembly for the same period. His return to the LFI group was also conditional on following “an accountability course on violence against women”. A decision which has already caused a stir within the Nupes, several parliamentarians having demanded his resignation from his mandate as deputy of the North.
“I will respect the collective decision which was taken in a democratic framework (…) which is to ensure that I cannot sit on their benches for a period of 4 months before reinstating them”, explained Mr. Quatennens. “Yes, my intention is to go back,” he said, explaining that he would sit among the “non-registered”. “The work in the constituency did not stop, my parliamentary office was open almost every day during this period. I myself have activity in the constituency, ”he argued.
“I am not an aggressor”
“I did not kill anyone, I did not rape anyone, I have no blood on my hands”, he defended himself on the merits. “I just ask for the proportion and I just want to be able to resume normal parliamentary activity.” “If the feminist fight, which is a fair fight, in which I even believe personally and still today, targets me, a target that is all the more comfortable because I have recognized a fault, then I believe that it wrong target, ”maintained Adrien Quatennens.
“I say, I am not your man. I am not an aggressor. I am not a violent man because I recognized a slap, “he hammered. He nevertheless said he was aware that “everything had to be redone”, with regard to his “private life” as well as his “political life”.