INTERVIEW
"I have not covered any abuses," defended the president of the ice sports federation on Wednesday, in response to revelations by former skater Sarah Abitbol about the rape she allegedly suffered from her coach. in the early 1990s, Gilles Beyer. During this press conference, Didier Gailhaguet harshly criticized a "moralizing" Sports Minister. While giving her "support" to her colleague in the government Roxana Maracineanu, Marlène Schiappa denounced on Europe 1 remarks "quite unworthy" of the latter.
"We are doing law"
On Europe 1, Marlène Schiappa reproached Didier Gailhaguet for placing himself on the moral field. "We are not doing morality, we are doing law," said the minister at the microphone of Sonia Mabrouk. It is prohibited to carry out touching, sexual assault, rape on anyone ", she believes, while defending the presumption of innocence," which should not be an excuse to do nothing " .
While Roxana Maracineanu still calls for the resignation of Didier Gailhaguet, who refused to announce him, Marlène Schiappa supported her government colleague. "We must each take responsibility, no more no less. We must not bring the hat to Mr. Gailhaguet, alone, of what has happened in the federation. However, each adult who had been informed of this subject must take responsibility. The leader at the top of the chain of command takes responsibility, so I support Roxana Maracineanu's request. "