11/30/2020
Pierre Maudet's trial scheduled for mid-February - Reader Mode
Pierre Maudet's trial scheduled for midFebruary : Pierre Maudet's trial scheduled for mid-February The trial before the Geneva Police Tribunal of the Geneva Councilor of State has been scheduled to take place during the week of February 15 to 19, 2021. Pierre Maudet is being prosecuted by the Public Ministry for accepting an advantage. Pierre Maudet is being prosecuted by the Public Ministry for accepting an advantage. KEYSTONE / archive
Pierre Maudet will be tried in February for his trip to Abu Dhabi. The information, revealed on Wednesday by the RTS, was con rmed by the magistrate's lawyer, Grégoire Mangeat. "We received and discovered these dates on Tuesday, a bit abruptly," Mangeat commented. Pierre Maudet and his lawyer asked the Police Court on Wednesday that other dates be retained. Pierre Maudet, who announced his resignation from the government, is in fact a candidate for his succession. The holding of the rst round of the complementary election to the Geneva Council of State has been set for March 7. “On the democratic level, it is inconceivable that this trial will take place not only during the electoral period, but also when the ballots will have already been received by the voters”, noted Mangeat. Pierre Maudet and his lawyer told the court that there were wide periods of availability "whether before the electoral period, which formally begins on January 11, or after it, from the end of March". Pierre Maudet is being prosecuted by the Public Ministry for accepting an advantage. In 2015, he made an all expenses paid trip to Abu Dhabi with his family and his closest colleague. Four other co-
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11/30/2020
Pierre Maudet's trial scheduled for mid-February - Reader Mode
defendants are to be tried by the Police Court under this or other aspects of the case. (ATS / NXP)
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