During the detention of LFI MEP Rima Hassan, procedural details leaked to the press at an astonishing speed. And according to information from Chained duck, one name now appears at the heart of the suspicions: that of Sacha Straub-Kahn, spokesperson for the Ministry of Justice.
A police custody recounted almost minute by minute
On April 2nd, just a few hours after Rima Hassan arrived at the police station, Le Parisien His arrest for condoning terrorism was already revealed. Very quickly, other details followed: searches, products found, the presumed nature of the substances, quantities, and potential charges. The legal proceedings were transformed into a near-live media spectacle.
The Paris prosecutor's office itself eventually acknowledged the scale of the problem. The very next day, it opened an investigation for breach of confidentiality of an investigation, explicitly targeting "temporality" et "the degree of precision" Information published during police custody, before any legal disclosure. In other words: even for the prosecutor's office, these leaks are not mere rumors.
Details too precise to have come from the outside
This is where the case becomes embarrassing. Leaks during police custody are not uncommon. But here, raw procedural details circulated, known only to a very limited circle: investigators, police hierarchy, the prosecutor's office, and possibly a few institutional contacts informed in real time.
In short, the most plausible source is neither an outside observer nor someone close to the MEP. The source is internal. The question, therefore, is at what level within the police and justice system this was orchestrated.
The Duck the Chancellery points out
According to information from Chained duck is Sacha Straub-Kahn, spokesperson for the Ministry of Justice, who reportedly spoke with several journalists during Rima Hassan's hearing, discussing with them the very content of this custody.
If this version is correct, the case takes on a new dimension. We would be talking about exchanges originating from the Ministry of Justice itself, that is to say, from the top of the institutional chain meant to guarantee restraint, and not to fuel the media narrative in real time.
A political as well as a judicial escape
This is what makes the episode so sensitive. Because detaining someone as high-profile as Rima Hassan was bound to have immediate political repercussions. By releasing partial but dramatic details over the course of the day, the judicial system gave the impression of fabricating a narrative even before the proceedings were complete.
The problem isn't just the confidentiality of the investigation. It's also the public use of the proceedings. When incriminating information is leaked before any official communication, before any counter-arguments, before the person involved can even speak, the justice system ceases to be a framework. It becomes a stage set for public relations.
The real question now is: who was speaking on whose behalf?
The investigation into the leaks will therefore have to answer a simple question: who spoke, and with what cover? A lone investigator? A high-ranking officer? A liaison in the prosecutor's office? Or, as suggested Le Canard enchaînéIs the spokesperson for the Ministry of Justice in direct contact with journalists?
In this case, the scandal is no longer just Rima Hassan's detention. The scandal is that it was reported almost live from within the institution itself. And if the leak truly reaches the Ministry of Justice, then it's no longer a mere indiscretion: it's a deliberate tactic. And whether you support Rima Hassan or oppose her, this is extremely serious.
