“If anyone messed flag, because that is what it is, it must say so now,” said Jean-Yves Le Drian that reacts to rape charges committed in CAR by French soldiers.
Jean-Yves Le Drian takes very seriously allegations of rape of children committed by French troops in CAR. “If by chance one of them has committed such acts, be denounced immediately,” said the defense minister in the columns of JDD. “If the facts are proven, I did not measure out my anger, because when the French soldier is on a mission, it is France.”
He claims to have felt, when informed of the case July 27, 2014, “disgust, a form of betrayal of the mission entrusted to the Sangaris operation, and also an intense need for truth.” Jean-Yves Le Drian says he “immediately transmitted the report to justice. It was our wish that the whole truth be made as soon as possible, “added the minister who insists:” If anyone has soiled the flag, because that is what it is, it it must say so now, as this is to betray his comrades, the image of France and the mission of armies. “
Asked about the silence of the Quai d’Orsay after taking Knowledge of the UN report on the subject, the defense minister claims to have acted in full transparency. “The allegations were very serious. My only concern was transparency and truth. The survey was to leave the military and return to justice. I respect the rules of procedure meticulously, “said Jean-Yves Le Drian.
” I think it is a complex investigation. Since the facts alleged, most soldiers left the theater of operations but this should not prevent the court from doing its work expeditiously, “he concluded.
According to a French judicial source, 14 French soldiers are involved in this case potentially disastrous for the image of France and its army in Africa, some of which, “very little” the source said, were identified by the investigation, still in progress.
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