French budget minister Jérôme Cahuzac earlier this month announced he was suing Mediapart for defamation after this website published an investigation revealing that he had held for a number of years, before he became a member of the government, a secret Swiss bank account. Since its first report, Mediapart has published further information including a tape recording in which a voice identified by witnesses in the affair as that of Cahuzac can be heard discussing the account. While the government stands by its budget minister, who denies ever holding a bank account abroad, the justice authorities have made no move to investigate the case, prompting Mediapart’s Editor-in-Chief Edwy Plenel to write to the Paris public prosecutor’s office demanding an independent judicial enquiry. In this interview, Mediapart’s lawyer, Jean-Pierre Mignard, argues that the judicial inertia is the result of the submissive hierarchical relationship between the prosecutor’s office and the executive political powers, one which President François Hollande has previously pledged to bring to an end.
Ruling means socialist government must re-think the terms of its new 75% top income tax rate, currently applicable to individuals rather than households.
President François Hollande makes plain that France will not defend Central African Republic’s government against advancing rebels.
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Le journaliste Raphaël Boukandoura a été arrêté par la police turque lundi alors qu’il couvrait une manifestation à Istanbul. Mediapart, comme l’ensemble des médias pour lesquels il travaille, demande sa libération immédiate.
Le tribunal de Paris a relaxé Mediapart du procès en diffamation que lui avait intenté l’ancien élu Renaissance Emmanuel Pellerin. Il a même condamné l’ex-député, avocat de profession, au paiement de dommages et intérêts.
« Une heure à tuer », le spectacle de Waly Dia, est désormais accessible en VOD sur Mediapart. Ce contenu d’humour politique est complémentaire des informations que vous trouvez dans le journal.
Mediapart a désormais sa chaîne sur WhatsApp. Nous y publions quotidiennement une sélection d’articles et billets à ne pas manquer. Explications et invitation à nous y rejoindre, si vous êtes adepte de la messagerie.
Le journaliste français est mort vendredi 3 octobre en Ukraine, victime d’un tir de drone. Il couvrait cette guerre depuis le début de l’invasion russe et avait collaboré avec Mediapart à de nombreuses reprises.
