as early as before the summer 2007 are false

Hearing under high voltage, this afternoon at the tribunal de grande instance of Paris. Daniel Dewavrin, President of the Union of industries and professions of metallurgy (UIMM) from 1999 to 2006, is continued by Laurence Parisot, President of the Medef since 2005, "public defamation."

The patronat holds its breath, because several protagonists of the scandal linked to the withdrawals of cash from the UIMM (EUR 19 million between 2000 and 2007) will be present. In the camp of the metallurgy, the last three Presidents have planned to move. Daniel Dewavrin, defended by counsel Olivier Metzner, has been cited as witnesses his predecessor, Arnaud Leenhardt, and his successor, Denis Gautier-Sauvagnac, which it will be the first public appearance since more than a year. With the Medef, Laurence Parisot, defended by William Bourdon, wants to create the surprise by calling in the bar Hugues-Arnaud Mayer, Chairman of the territorial Committee of the Medef.

This is not the merits of the UIMM case will be discussed, but a fierce media battle dating back to Saturday March 8, 2008. That day, "Le Monde" published an interview with Laurence Parisot, in which the patron saint of patterns States learned the financial practices of the UIMM by the press, September 25, 2007.

"Of sacred liars".

In early afternoon, Daniel Dewavrin, contacted by AFP, said: "Denis Gautier-Sauvagnac told me before the summer 2007 he had a conversation with Laurence and that she was perfectly aware." Questioned a month later by the financial brigade, Daniel Dewavrin will be more precise: "while it asked Denis Gautier-Sauvagnac on the continuation of these practices, he he had smiled and it concluded by saying:"I see that you continue."."

A little later in the day on 8 March, "dgs" is confirmed by his lawyer Daniel Dewavrin comments. Laurence Parisot then retaliated by press release: "the words of Daniel Dewavrin and Denis Gautier-Sauvagnac according to which I have been informed (...)". "as early as before the summer 2007 "are false. They are seriously defamatory my against in that they mean that I would have lied. "Replica of Daniel Dewavrin, on France Inter this time:" it does not say that she knew for a long time that these things exist and that it drew advantage to carry out his policies. "

20 Hours, the President of the Medef is on the plateau of France 2: "These are sacred liars, these gentlemen (...)." These two persons were so scandalous statements that I immediately decided to complain criminally libel (...), I find it lamentable that the industry is represented by these people, who are an old guard of the UIMM. "The criminal complaint will turn finally simple assignment civil, with a claim for a euro damages.

Limogée General Secretary

These days, Laurence Parisot said be "serene" and "impatient." The hearing is nonetheless in a particular context. Thursday, the President of the Medef has sacked its General Secretary, Anne Valachs (1), six months after having dismissed its Director General, Jacques Creyssel, bringing the case before the labor, as well as Etienne Géna, in charge of housing at the Medef, he also dismissed last summer. She criticized the three collaborators of him having hidden things about the financial resources of the 1 housing, at a time when it was chaired by... Daniel Dewavrin.