At the Sarkozy-Gaddafi trial, the cheekiness of Alexandre Djouhri and the denials of the former President of the Republic

At the Sarkozy-Gaddafi trial, the cheekiness of Alexandre Djouhri and the denials of the former President of the Republic
At the Sarkozy-Gaddafi trial, the cheekiness of Alexandre Djouhri and the denials of the former President of the Republic

Alexandre Djouhri, upon his arrival at court, in , January 6, 2025. GONZALO FUENTES / REUTERS

The quite striking contrast between the prefect Claude Guéant, “this monk from the administration” for Nicolas Sarkozy, and his friend Alexandre Djouhri. “It is enriching, it is there, it looks austere, said, smiling, the Franco-Algerian businessman, but, in fact, he is rather jovial. » Claude Guéant does not flinch, especially since Alexandre Djouhri is jovial for two and presented, Monday January 20, at the trial suspicions of Libyan financing of the 2007 presidential campaign, with a banter from Parisian Titi, which sometimes embarrassed up to his friend, the former head of state.

Djouhri notably candidly described his incarceration in London, while awaiting his extradition. He assures that he was completely naked, hanging from a chain and that his jailers were lifting his attributes – he explained this in cruder terms, lifting one leg after the other to make himself understood. Slight embarrassment from the court, which finally asked him to « changer d’attitude ». But that’s how Alexandre Djouhri is. He spoke to Nicolas Sarkozy, Minister of the Interior, and Claude Guéant after just one lunch at the Bristol – “it’s refreshing to talk with them”.

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