Patrick Bruel displays an offensive position through his council, saying he is fully ready to be confronted with the women who incriminate himincluding Flavie Flament. The lawyer wanted to emphasize that this hearing before the magistrates represented an expected and necessary step for her client. The famous interpreter of Break your voice East “relieved to have finally been able to be heard”declared Me Fanny Colin to describe the state of mind of the French star. According to her, the singer suffered from seeing his voice stifled by the median temperatureand is delighted to have been able respond scrupulously to all of the questions. The lawyer insisted that he would approach the rest of this instruction with the same desire for transparency.
“He will have no difficulty being confronted” : a transparency strategy for defense
The singer’s defense insists that he will not shy away from any contradictory debateagreeing to look his accusers in the eyes, if the investigating judge requires it. Asked about the consequences of the procedureMe Fanny Colin assured that he “n’aura aucune difficulté à être confronté“ to the women who accuse him “including Flavie Flament“. The artist’s camp also certifies that if new complaints are filed, “they will be welcomed and examined” and that he will respond to it with the same rigor.
The file is already announced titanic since the artist is indicted in four separate cases of sexual violence committed between 2008 and 2019, while benefiting from statut de témoin assisté in four other parts. This stated desire to direct confrontation becomes one of the pivots of the communication of his defense in an attempt to demonstrate his innocence.
“However, he is not prohibited from practicing his profession” : strict judicial control but compatible with the scene
This posture of cooperation does not erase la sévérité des mesures security measures imposed on the star, by the magistrates, for him avoid pre-trial detention. Patrick Bruel must submit to particularly strict constraintssuch as the confiscation of his passport, compulsory psychological monitoring and the payment of a deposit of 500,000 euros. The courts also forbid him from coming into contact with the victims and their relatives or from visiting massage parlors.
This situation will not prevent the artist from returning to the stage, if the opportunity arises, in the months to come. His counsel made it clear that he “certain obligations“but that he “is however not prohibited from practicing his professionto perform or give a concert if he wished.”. Whether or not he decides to return to the stage, the artist affirms, through the voice of his lawyer, his total availability to participate in the expected face-to-face meetings with his accusers.
