Accused of having drugged a deputy without her knowledge to commit sexual assault, Senator Joël Guerriau was indicted on Friday. This Saturday morning, his party, Horizons, member of the presidential alliance, decided to take sanctions.
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The political office of Horizons will have had no hesitation: it was unanimously among its members that the party of former Prime Minister Édouard Philippe decided to suspend Joel Guerriauexplain Aurélien Devernoix, from the political service. The movement is called “ shocked by the facts giving rise to the accusations » and reminds us that he “does not will never tolerate the slightest complacency regarding sexual and gender-based violence “. The Horizons party explains that it immediately launched a disciplinary procedure which could lead to permanent exclusion.
Joël Guerriau is also suspended from his parliamentary group in the Senate. “ Immediately, the Independents group in the Senate, which met today (Saturday), decided, in accordance with its statutes, the suspension of Senator Guerriau […] and the initiation of a disciplinary procedure which could lead to exclusion “, he indicated. Precautionary measures could also be decided by the Upper House.
Through his lawyer, Joël Guerriau denies having wanted to administer ecstasy to his parliamentary colleague, Sandrine Josso. “ A handling error », Indicates his advice. The vice-president of the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee has in any case seen his parliamentary immunity lifted due to flagrante delicto and although he was released after his police custody, he remains under judicial supervision.
Joël Guerriau, 66, has been elected to the upper house since 2011. He sits on the Senate Bureau as Secretary and serves as vice-president of the Foreign Affairs, Defense and Armed Forces Committee.