"A totally useless humiliation." Eric Dupont-Moretti did not hide his exasperation with the filing order required by the Criminal Court against his client, Patrick Balkany. The mayor of Levallois Peret was sentenced this Friday to 4 years in prison with immediate incarceration for tax evasion.
The ailing man was taken out of the courtroom, and was taken directly to the prison of Health. "No one can seriously say that Mr. Balkany has tried to flee," objected lawyer after the judgment. "He was present at all the proceedings of the proceedings."
"What we expect is that he is judged"
The criminal court followed the requisitions of the National Public Prosecutor's Office (PNF), which had asked for this sentence against "a big tax fraudster". His wife and first assistant, Isabelle Balkany, was sentenced to 3 years in prison without immediate imprisonment. The couple was also sentenced to 10 years of ineligibility and a 10-year ban on running a company.
Eric Dupont-Moretti has already announced his intention to appeal. "I think we paid for Balkany today, what we are waiting for is Balkany to be judged, and it is singularly different."