Case Bettencourt Bayrou critical mixing genres
The chairman of the Democratic Movement (Modem) Francois Bayrou late Monday about the case Bettencourt, who has "not observed" in France "the glass wall that should separate the private affairs of public affairs" criticizing the "mixture".
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"Historically, for years in France we did not meet the glass wall that should separate the money matters, private affairs, public affairs," said Mr Bayrou on RTL.
"There is too much complacency, we are constantly in the process of accepting that there is a immixion a mix" between public and private sectors, emphasized the member of the Pyrenees-Atlantiques."There is caution needed when you are in a great public service," he also said about Labour Minister Eric Woerth whose wife works for Florence Liliane Bettencourt.
Pirates of plays published by the website Médiapart Woerth suggested that the couple would have been aware of alleged tax evasion of the heiress of L'Oreal.
In an interview Sunday Mediapart, MEP Eva Joly (Europe Ecology), former judge Financial, said that Mr. Woerth should resign. "It is not unusual to ask a minister to be perfect! (…) In a normal democracy, the resignation is required," she said.
On Saturday, the deputy Arnaud Montebourg PS was also found on the website of the Express that keeping the government of Mr Woerth "prevent that the truth. "We have a budget minister (Mr portfolioWoerth May 2007 to March 2010) at the same time treasurer of the UMP, whose wife works to organize the tax evasion of Mrs. Bettencourt, "he was accused.
A virulence forced Eric Woerth-cons to attack the next day. "Now, enough is enough!" My wife will file a complaint against Mr. Montebourg (…) We can not say anything on anyone, "he blasted the" Grand Rendez-vous " Europe 1-Le Parisien.
"I do not know the finances of Mrs. Bettencourt, I have no information on any tax evasion and I gave no instruction of any kind whatsoever to the tax office, he has also defended in the Journal du Dimanche.
"My wife worked for three years in the company that manages the assets of Mrs Bettencourt. It is not an employee and CEO of this company," said Mr.Woerth, adding that "it's been over a year she wants to leave, of course she is going to leave for reasons of personal disagreement."
Labour Minister, who leads the pension reform, received support from his colleague of Higher Education, Valerie Pecresse, itself cited in bootlegs. She saw "an attempt at destabilization.
On the side of the Elysee, the special adviser Henri Guaino said he imagined "not a single moment" Eric Woerth "may have committed a wrongdoing." "In any event, Ms. Bettencourt has offshore accounts or not and whether or not it tax evasion, I do not see how this relates directly to Eric Woerth," he said on I-Télé .