Will the judge in charge of the case concerning Hugo Auradou and Oscar Jegou be challenged? In any case, this is what the lawyers of the woman who accuses the two French rugby players of rape are asking, the newspaper informs. The Parisian this Tuesday.
The lawyers believe that Judge Eleonora Arenas presents a “latent risk of lack of impartiality”. They are based on the latter's refusal to take into account new evidence of “vital importance”, including testimonies from medical experts, as they explain in a document that the Ile-de-France newspaper was able to consult.
This appeal will be examined this Friday. It has very little chance of succeeding, writes The Parisian. The examination of the abandonment of the proceedings against Auradou and Jegou, postponed several times in recent weeks, is set for Monday, November 25.
First placed in pre-trial detention then placed under house arrest in Mendoza, the two players were released in mid-August, then authorized to return to France at the beginning of September. They have since resumed club rugby: competing for Auradou with Pau, training for Jegou with La Rochelle.
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