Another judicial twist in the Dominique Strauss-Kahn case. The former IMF chief walked out of court on Tuesday after a French prosecutor asked for an acquittal of Strauss-Kahn’s pimping charge.
Dominique Strauss-Kahn was arrested in 2011
Earlier in the day, lawyers for the civil parties involved say they weren’t surprised by the prosecutor’s request.
Instead, they found solace that the plight of prostitutes was being discussed.
“It was a pimping trial, it was a prostitution trial, but it was also the trial of our society regarding the normalization of the body, the normalization of the commercialization (of it), and this trial is a real success for associations which fight against pimping because I sincerely believe our perspective has changed.”
On Monday, lawyers for four prostitutes from the parties said they gave up their claim of damages, citing insufficient evidence to prove the pimping charge.
Strauss-Kahn consistently maintained that he had no idea the women were prostitutes and that he had not organized the parties himself.
His trial is due to finish this week, but a verdict is not expected immediately.