new very strong action by the plaintiff's lawyers with a view to convicting the two rugby players

The Jégou-Auradou affair continues on the Argentinian side and the two French rugby players are still not exonerated. Indicted for aggravated gang rape last July, they were first placed under house arrest in Argentina, before being able to return to France in September. Since then, they have each resumed with their club in La Rochelle and Pau and they have both played again in the Top 14. But now, they are awaiting the dismissal hearing, which is due to take place on Monday November 25. Except that Le Parisien informs that the plaintiff's lawyers have just filed a formal request for recusal of the judge in charge of the case, Eleonora Arenas, due to a “latent risk of lack of impartiality”.

The new strong action from the plaintiff's lawyers

The lawyers deplore that the magistrate refused to take into consideration new evidence.d’importance vitale“, including testimonies from medical experts. A decision confirmed on appeal on November 1 and, according to them, “comparable to a sentence“. The appeal of the plaintiff's lawyers will be examined on Friday at 3 p.m. in Argentina (7 p.m. in France) but it has little chance of succeeding and should be, as explained by Le Parisien, of no consequence in view of the hearing of dismissal next week, although this hearing has already been postponed three times.This is a huge legal absurdity” said Rafael Cuneo Libarona, the players' Argentinian lawyer, in reaction to this appeal by the plaintiff's lawyers. He is therefore preparing a file to defend the work of the magistrate. This legal case continues to experience its share of twists and turns.