Denis Robert

Denis Robert (born the Moyeuvre-Large May 9th 1958 with ) is a Journaliste and writer French. Its work is composed mainly of novels and tests (often qualified Journalisme of investigation). It is under the blow of many legal procedures brought against him by Clearstream following the publication of investigations concerning this company.

Biography

It follows studies of psychology, has a DEA of Psycholinguistics. After having launched a Fanzine to Lorraine, Santiag, in 1982, it “goes up” to Paris to join the drafting of the monthly magazine Actuel where there will remain only one year. It integrates fine 1983 the drafting of Libération where it will be Journaliste during twelve years, initially as a correspondent in the East of France then charged with the politico-financial Affaires of the service “Company”. He resigns in 1995 to devote all his time to his work of writer. He had already published two novels, Chair Mathilde , with the editions Bernard Barrault, in 1991, and I will make a misfortune , at Fayard, in 1994. But it is a test During the businesses, the businesses continue which makes known it with more a general public with the beginning of the year 1996. This same year, Denis Robert brings together seven large magistrates anti Corruption to launch the Appel of Geneva for the creation of a European legal space in order to fight more effectively against the financial crime. This call fact the object of a book justice or chaos , appeared the same year. Will follow ten novels and as many tests, of which its recent investigations into the multinational of finance Clearstream.

Parallel to these books, Denis Robert carried out or Co-carried out five documentary for the cinema, initially, with the scenario writer Philippe Harel, Diary of the businesses in progress , 1998), for television then: the book (1999), the dissimulators (2001), clandestine History (2002), the Clearstream business told with a workman from Daewoo (2003).

He is also the author of three novels with success: " The bonheur" , delivers erotic written in 2000 and translated of 14 languages, " A ville" published into 2004 which will be the subject of televised series and " domination of the monde" published in 2006. It also published this same year a 2006 novel on football “the medium of the ground” object of several lawsuits, a book inquires into the corbel of the business Clearstream (Clearstream, the investigation) which will be, very rare, prohibited with the sale and withdrawn fact of the bookstores during nearly one month. At the end of the year, it publishes with a friend painter, parallel to an exposure of contemporary art Parisian, a book of art “Dominations”, strange object of painting and literature.

This sinuous and apparently incoherent course is marked by the search for a truth very far away from the marked out grounds of the media and academic journalism.

Révélation$ and Clearstream, the investigation

In the tread of the Call of Geneva, he inquires into the multinational Clearstream then unknown of the general public. he meets Ernest Backes, one of the executives having founded this international witness but clearing house also many who blames this company at the doubtful practices.

During two years, Denis Robert carries out the survey. A data-processing former head and vice president of the firm, Governed Hempel, explains that part of its activities consisted in erasing the traces of significant transactions. Three months before the publication of its book Révélation$ , it sends a series of registered letters asking of the explanations to the direction of Clearstream and the Banque S blamed in its book.

At its exit, in February 2001, Révélation$ makes the effect of a bomb, denouncing Cedel International and Clearstream, shown to be one of the major platforms of the dissimulation of financial affairs on a world level, it Co-carries out with Pascal Lorent a film the Dissimulators within the framework of 90 Minutes , the emission of investigation of Canal+. The financial journalists are incrédules or hostile, the others hesitate, because Clearstream threatens of lawsuit in cascade. The film meets a great success in the networks Altermondialiste S.

The parliamentary mission on the Money laundering chaired by Vincent Peillon and Arnaud Montebourg seizes revelations and convenes the witnesses who all confirm the dires of the author.

Under the pressure, legal information is opened with the Luxembourg. The chairman of Clearstream, the Swiss banker Andre Lussi, is put at foot and Clearstream is repurchased in the tread, and at handsome price, by the German group Deutsche Börse. Deutsche Börse for a very long time sought to repurchase this Clearing house, which enabled him to control the European markets from beginning to end. Let us note that it largely compensated André Lussi but whom it maintained legal the proceedings against Denis Robert (by engaging lawyer of Charlie Hebdo, inter alia).

From these developments, Denis Robert draws a second account the Block box , and a second film, always diffused by Canal+, the Clearstream Business told with a workman from Daewoo . The program of Clearstream is of design very complex. The investigation of Robert shows a kind of double bottom. It reveals the existence of accounts not published and obliterations of traces of transactions. These charges contradicted by Clearstream were confirmed by a judgment which will make date of the TGI of Paris (see the site of the Arenas its editor). -->

Lawsuits

Following the publication of the book Révélation$ , Denis Robert and Ernest Backes had to face thirty-one lawsuit in Diffamation. The complaints rain in France, Belgium, Suisse, and even with the Canada, deposited by Clearstream, but also by the Russian bank Menatep of Mikhaïl Khodorkovski and the general Banque of Luxembourg (BGL).

The editor the Arenas and Laurent Beccaria make their accounts: the requests for Damages exceed their annual turnover. The legal department of Canal+ launches out in expensive lawsuit.

The wire of the months, the releases follow one another in first authority, but the plaintiffs appeal systematically (rejected calls) and provide themselves in cassation (also rejected appeals). Five years later, there remain nothing any more but two hanging procedures, both in call: one after a judgment favorable to Clearstream (one euro symbolic system), the other unfavourable one at the firm (release of Denis Robert). The judges considered “ the allegations cogencies and supported by solids arguments ”.

Procedures in France

Denis Robert was shown by Clearstream of Diffamation. Two criminal proceedings were committed against Denis Robert, one for his book Révélation$ and the other for the documentary one diffused on Canal+ the Dissimulators on the activities of Clearstream.

on March 29th 2003, the 17th room of the magistrates' court of Paris condemned for Diffamation Denis Robert, at the same time for his book Révélation$ and the documentary one diffused on Canal+, which it had carried out on the activities of the financial institution. Denis Robert appealed.

the same room had rejected the complaint of Clearstream against Limps It Black . Clearstream appealed.

December 4th 2006, Denis Robert was condemned to 1500 euros of Damages for the remarks in defamatory matter which it would have held in VSD towards Clearstream. The writer made call of this judgment calling upon the fact that the interview in VSD was truncated.

He in addition gained all the lawsuits brought by Clearstream against his interviews or articles published or diffused by France 2, the Point , Nouvel Observateur or on various Web sites.

Appeal

Of the Appeals was formed by Clearstream which estimated that these decisions violated the European Convention of the human rights, because they prohibited an legal action wrongly to him. The Luxembourg company indeed estimated to have no possibility to be made represent by a Natural person in this French legal procedure, since it is obliged, in accordance with the Luxembourg legislation, to be directed by a collegial Board of directors by nature.

on May 23rd 2006, the rejection of the Appeals formed by the company Clearstream against two stops giving reason to the writer Denis Robert was required by prosecuting attorney close the Court of appeal Francis Fréchède. This last did not follow this reasoning by estimating that Clearstream could have used the civil procedure, in which it is not obligatory to be represented by a Natural person to act.

Inculpation in Luxembourg (January 2006)

January 27th 2006, Denis Robert is accused with the Luxembourg for insult, calumny and Diffamation. The complaint aims at the denunciation in the book Révélation$ of a transaction between the bank BCCI and BGL. Denis Robert qualified this transfer of “illegal”, whereas a decision of a court of Luxembourg authorized it.

The supports of Denis Robert stress that the same complaints of the BGL were already déboutées in France twice. The Court of appeal gave reason to the BGL and the procedures thus will begin again. Denis Robert is also continued by Clearstream like Florian Bourges, ex-listener of Arthur Andersen which had used files of Clearstream and had given them to Denis Robert (cf Limps It Black ).

This same gift of document is worth to him a Mise in examination in France for Recel of flight and breach of trust within the framework of a lodged complaint in Paris by Clearstream.

Denis Robert risks a custodial sentence, a fine whose amount can be very high in Luxembourg, in addition to the expenses of lawyer S. By an irony of fate, it is the European Espace legal that it contributed to establish with the Appel of Geneva which allows today this procedure Luxembourg justice.

Several petitions of support were opened, a blog of support the assistance to collect funds, as well as a concert of support on April 17th 2007 with the Cicada for Paris, with Didier Super, Miossec, Cali, and the Groland Sound System.

Business Clearstream 2

In February 2003, the trader-data processing specialist Imad Lahoud, missionné by DGSE, meets, with Metz, Denis Robert for his knowledge of the system Clearstream. The writer gives to him a listing not falsified of accounts of Clearstream. Names will be then added.

In March - April 2006, Denis Robert becomes one of the principal protagonists of the business of the corbel occurred in margin of the Affaire of the frigates of Taiwan (known as Affaire Clearstream 2). July 8th 2004, in the Point , Denis Robert had written “if one lets the judges do their work and if the corbel remains alive and active, the revelations will rain and the scandal irremediably to swell”. He wanted to mean by there that the first letter of the corbel did not understand that improbabilities and revealed an operation hitherto hidden of Clearstream. The judge Van Ruymbeke will conclude later with a handling. Following the complaint and the civil constitution of left Nicolas Sarkozy in January 2006, the business becomes a business of State with the setting in examination of Jean-Louis Gergorin, former leader of EADS, Imad Lahoud, Florian Bourges and Denis Robert.

In an end not-published of its last book the Domination of the world posted on its blog, it put in scene a “corbel” writing at a Examining magistrate at the conclusion of a vast investigation of a journalist against a multinational of finance.

June 22nd 2006, Edwy Plenel, left civil in the business the corbel (Business Clearstream 2) blamed Denis Robert, at the time of his interrogation with the Examining magistrates. It stressed that Denis Robert was more “actor” that “spectator” in this business of handling.

Denis Robert answered him on his blog, indicating that Plénel meanly sought to regulate own accounts.

The residence of Denis Robert was searched on October 12th 2006. The Public prosecutor of Paris announced on October 29th 2006 to have required the setting in examination of the journalist Denis Robert and his adviser Florian Bourges for concealment of Breach of trust and to have held and have used diverted banking documents resulting from Clearstream.

Denis Robert is convened on December 12th 2006 for his Mise in examination by the examining magistrates of Huy and Pons for “concealment of breach of trust”. Florian Bourges was put in examination for " Breach of trust " December 8th. Florian Bourges indicated Imad Lahoud like the falsifier of the listings.

" It is we who free the instruction and it is we who are used today as fuse. Seldom justice was instrumentalisée as much at ends politiques" , he declared at his exit of the Palate. Let us recall that the Mise in examination of the writer results directly from the complaint of Clearstream, that this one could have been classified without continuation if the general Parquet of Paris had decided it. Let us recall finally that the public prosecutor of Paris is not other than Laurent Mesle, former adviser of justice of Jacques Chirac in the Elysium.

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