How does the public experience the broadcasting of the videos of the Mazan Rape Trial in court? From everyday life to major issues, discover the subjects that make up local society, such as justice, education, health and family. For this fifth week of the Mazan rape trial before the Vaucluse criminal court, the facts were studied concerning three defendants for the afternoon of October All of them disputed the accusations of rape. Since October 4, the closed session has been lifted for the distribution of the videos to the public and journalists.
While Dominique Pelicot himself hides his eyes, the audience is confronted with horror. On a first minute video, the scene is filmed by a camera placed on a shelf. We see the accused asking if he is being filmed, to which Dominique Pelicot replies in the negative. At the end of the hearing, no one is indifferent to what they have just experienced.
In fact, I had the impression that they were not humans, but beasts, perverts. I was faced with a choice, which was to leave," said the man, who came to the hearing for the third time. I told myself that if I looked at them, maybe I would have a hard time looking at myself in the mirror. I would have a hard time meeting the victim's eyes. In retrospect, in my life, there is a red line. I may have been close to this one at times. I could have ended up on the other side.
That's what's left, it'll always be like that. Today, the only thing I can do is show my support for the victim.
Does it bring something that we, the public, can see this? Nearly sixty people, mostly women, were present at the trial that day to support her. The Lady Who Sticks, a committed feminist artist, is at the origin of this collage. A work that is in line with his project to denounce sexist and sexual violence. You can unsubscribe at any time via the link at the bottom of this newsletter. Our Privacy Policy.
