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FORMER IMF BOSS Dominique Strauss-Kahn has spoken out about the scandal that ended his bid for the French presidency, claiming that his opponents orchestrated events.
Strauss-Kahn has given an interview to The Guardian in which he says he believes that the criminal investigation into his encounter with hotel maid Nafissatou Diallo in New York was “shaped by those with a political agenda”.
He alleges that he was placed under surveillance in the weeks leading up to the incident in May 201 and that some of his communications were being intercepted.
He has also told The Guardian that says that he was sure he was on course to become France’s new president before the scandal erupted. The next round of voting in the country’s elections takes place on 6 May.
The assault charges against Strauss-Kahn in relation to the incident at the Sofitel in Manhattan were dismissed in August 2011. He has maintained that his encounter with the maid was consensual.
He stepped down as the managing director of the International Monetary Fund amid the controversy
Last year French president Nicolas Sarkozy’s party denied claims that it had been involved in a ‘set up’ of Strauss-Kahn. Surveillance videos from the hotel where the alleged attack took place were reported to have shown employees engaging in a congratulatory dance in the aftermath of the alleged attack, and it had been suggested that the video provided evidence of a political plot against Strauss-Kahn.
The hotel’s parent company Accor called the allegations ‘nonsense’.
Last month Dominique Strauss-Kahn was charged over his alleged involvement with a prostitution ring.
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Poor man. This had smelt like a set up from day one!
He should take responsibility for his actions instead of blaming everyone else!
Sarkozy is a evil twisted back stabbing scumbag. If you associate with criminals then he should expect this sort of tactic.
He was set up to have consensual sex with the maid in a hotel.
Good lad.
Shit happens to rich people.
I deffo think he was set up!
Definitely smelt fishy.
Regardless of whether it was a set-up or not, France is better for it… This persona of the ego extreme French President needs to die for a while to give France a likeable international image!
Hardly likely!
he had paid for sex with 3 escorts at different times that night before the attack. it’s entirely possible that spooks, who know his form, could easily hire/persuade a poor girl to flirt a little knowing full well that he would zone in like a heat seeking missile. I could have organized it. piece of crumpet…. I mean cake.
He should slither back under the rock he crawled out from under.
The Hot Rabbit’s having a rough time lately! it’s tough at the top me thinks!!!
Must maybe if Strauss-Kahn hadn’t have been a dick – with his dick, he would be able to be set-up or caught out?
Just an idea!
Ye reap what ye sow Strauss-Kahn – and by the sounds of things, Strauss-Kahn sowed quite abit!
This new lad Hollande coming in… Doesn’t flash the bling bling as far as I can see… But sure we’ll see in a year or two if he starts cozying up to the posho elites in Paris like the rest of them..
Hollande was in charge of one of the most indebted provinces in France. Hardly qualified to be president. Meanwhile DSK is the former head of the IMF (one of the best they ever had), former finance minister and would have one the nomination hands down apart from this. What a politician chooses to do in his private life, so long as he or she is breaking no law, is of no relevance. France needs someone who’s competent, not somebody who’s a saint while at home.
Corruption and law breaking meanwhile – that’s a totally different matter.
Surely Ireland was a bigger laughing stock than Italy, when Bertie was leader!! The least educated man in history to lead a country! For gods sake, the man couldn’t even speak his native language! And then you have to look at his drinking buddies! Some motley crew, were that lot!
Set up? Yah right.
I smile at the holier than thou attitudes exhibited by some of the comments…..
DSK was found guilty of nothing ! Yet his life has been torn to shreds.
That he spent a night with a hooker or 20 hookers is nobodys business but his.
Of course he was set up.
How can a leader of a nation have any credibility if his hobby is paying for sex? Look at Italy, a laughing stock.
sarkozy is evil and twisted and i dont doubt he set dsk up!but i have admire his no shit attitude he had towards them roma gypsies running amuck in france, he deported the lot fair play
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