Cécile Quatennens had already filed two handrails against him, leading to the opening of a preliminary investigation.
The wife of the LFI deputy filed a complaint against him in Lille, the entourage of Adrien Quatennens and a source familiar with the matter told AFP, confirming information from BFM TV.
Céline Quatennens "returned to the police station on September 26 to say that she wanted to change her two handrails into a complaint", which relates "to the same facts, there are no new ones", it was specified. in the entourage of Adrien Quatennens.
“She was summoned to formalize and clarify the content of her daybook.
She mentioned three separate facts, two of which were very recent, finally filing a complaint, ”said a source familiar with the matter.
SMS at the heart of a second handrail
"Her husband was summoned on 26 [September] afternoon and was then able to be heard freely on these elements and these facts", added this source.
Adrien Quatennens is the subject of a preliminary investigation, opened by the Lille prosecutor's office as part of its "proactive criminal policy for the treatment of domestic violence", after a first handrail filed by his wife, and revealed by the
Canard Enchaîné
mid- september.
His wife had meanwhile filed a new handrail on September 24, his lawyer, Me Jade Dousselin, said on Saturday, confirming information from France Info and BFM TV.
This new daybook "limits itself to evoking SMS transmitted by my client within the framework of their separation", which "contain no message of a malicious or threatening nature", specified the lawyer.
“Respect for the secrecy of the investigation”
“My client was able to speak in the context of the ongoing preliminary investigation in order to restore a certain number of truths and bring enlightening elements to the file”, detailed Me Dousselin.
"We hope today that Justice can continue its work while respecting the secrecy of the investigation to ensure its serenity and the search for the truth," she added.
Asked, the Lille prosecutor's office did not react immediately to the announcement of the complaint.
"For the smooth running of the investigation, it seems essential that it stay away from the media scene", he commented on Saturday. "A year ago", "in a context of extreme tension and mutual aggressiveness", claiming to have "deeply regretted this gesture".
A recognized "slap"
He immediately stepped back from his position as coordinator of La France Insoumise, acknowledging violence against his wife in a press release posted on Twitter.
He notably admitted having "gave him a slap", "a year ago", "in a context of extreme tension and mutual aggressiveness", claiming to have "deeply regretted this gesture".
Asked, the Lille prosecutor's office did not react immediately to the announcement of the complaint.
“For the smooth running of the investigation, it seems essential that it stay away from the media scene,” he commented on Saturday.
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