Bernard Tapie is currently hospitalized and his state of health is "very worrying", assured his son, this Thursday, while the trial of the businessman in the controversial arbitration case of 2008 continues in his absence.
"I do not hide from you that the statistical chances when it is at this stage are appalling", declared Laurent Tapie on BFMTV, explaining that the doctors noted "appearances of new tumors in recent days" in his father. , suffering from cancer.
The postponement of the trial refused by the Paris Court of Appeal
"He has one in the brain, which must be treated by radiotherapy, he has two in the kidneys which must be treated by cryogenics, he has some in the abdomen", he added, specifying that the current boss of the media group La Provence has other small tumors "all over the place". Faced with this degradation, the defense of the former leader of Adidas requested Tuesday a postponement of his appeal trial in the controversial arbitration case supposed to put an end to his dispute with Credit Lyonnais over the sale of sports equipment manufacturer.
A request which was refused by the Paris Court of Appeal "on the grounds that this referral would be contrary to respect for the reasonable time to which the defendants are entitled".
The president notably justified her decision by stressing that Bernard Tapie had been heard during the investigation and during the trial at first instance.
This refusal is "scandalous", estimated his son, for whom the testimony of Bernard Tapie, released at first instance, "is essential" to hold a new trial.
According to him, not hearing from his father "means that it is probable" that the judge "has already made her decision.
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A cassation appeal
On Tuesday, Bernard Tapie's lawyers left the courtroom when the continuation of the proceedings was announced, and lodged an appeal against this decision.
The trial is now continuing in their absence.
He had already been dismissed in October after a request from Bernard Tapie linked to a deterioration in his state of health.
In this case, the former president of Olympique de Marseille is suspected of having, with accomplices, "rigged" a private arbitration made in 2008, which was to settle its dispute with Credit Lyonnais.
This arbitration had concluded with a "fault" of the former public bank and granted to the entrepreneur 403 million euros.
The sentence has since been annulled in civil proceedings for “fraud”, Bernard Tapie being definitively ordered to reimburse the sums collected.
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