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- Dominique Strauss-Kahn - justice - Paris - rape
Prosecutors probe writer's claims against Strauss-Kahn
Paris prosecutors opened Friday a preliminary probe into French writer Tristane Banon's accusation of attempted rape against Dominique Strauss-Kahn. Banon filed a criminal complaint this week saying the former IMF head attacked her in 2003.
AP - The Paris prosecutor’s office has opened a preliminary investigation into accusations by a French writer that former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn tried to rape her.
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Tristane Banon filed a criminal complaint this week saying that Strauss-Kahn attacked her in an empty apartment in 2003 during an interview.
A judicial official said Friday that the prosecutor’s office has opened a preliminary investigation. The official was not authorized to be publicly named because the investigation is under way.
The probe could take months or years and may still not result in a trial.
Strauss-Kahn, long seen as a strong contender for the French presidential election next year, quit as head of the International Monetary Fund after a New York hotel maid accused him of attempted rape in May.
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Comments (5)
Women who lie should be prosecuted
Falsely accusing someone of a crime they did not commit is incredibly cruel. The women who make up such stories should be prosecuted. The evidence is that 25% of cases are false (FBI study).
Union politic is worst
For Obama it is much better, that the socialdemocrat DSK is gone, and now Union politician Lagarde, who can also represent "Chicago ways" as well, take over the IMF leadership. I observe this from a distance and objectic, so i ask, with which reason, is this female french writer not going earlier to police, years before.., if they really happened anything jurystical relevant. New York was a planned pitfall, but now in Paris it is more a "mockery", forced by a person, who grew up in the arronsissement, where Sakozy was the major? Could it be possible, that the Union politician Sarkozy, and for sure he is bad like german Union cancellor Merkel, get's cold feet's infront of the next election ? It is time for a social fight to kick the Unionparty leader europeanwide out of power. God bless Mister Strauß-Kahn
Two new trands RAPE-SEX or
Two new trands RAPE-SEX or war in Lybia
Non-stick Strauss Kahn
BHV is now offering the new Strauss Kahn teflon, non-stick frying pan. No matter what you try to put on it, it slips off beautifully. The smiling chef only looks stressed when you put something on the pan, but the minute it slips, he creases into a big smile. He just can't help laughing at his secret recipe which he reveals to nobody.
dsk- french prosecutor-prelim.investigation
Perhaps something is missing in French law- how can an investigation of 'alleged rape' not reported for 8 years take an investigation lasting an eternity (years w/o charge) This is then a political grandstanding and the French should be appalled- any person can be wrongly accused and their lives suspended in indefinite periods without charges- this is Kafkasque to say the least and I do not believe that there are no laws rebutting this claim. Otherwise this is a new tool to get rid of every politician seeking office.
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