Bernard Tapie was in an alarming state of health according to Laurent, one of his children who recently spoke about BFMTV. But his lawyer is not as negative as he is when he talks about his client in the media. Indeed, on the air BFMTV, so we learned that Bernard Tapie was in the hospital. It was Laurent Tapie, in person, who gave news of his father on the screen. The former president of OM would therefore still be fighting against his double cancer. But this time around, new tumors appeared and treatments, as well as surgery, could not wait.
Therefore, it seemed compromised that Bernard Tapie could continue to attend his ongoing trial. He would have even asked for a postponement of the date which would have been refused to him. However, his lawyer, Maître Hervé Termine, is not so pessimistic. According to him, Bernard Tapie could soon return to appear at the hearings of the trial which began on May 10. This fight, like that against cancer, the businessman is keen to take part in it. Objection tells you everything.
Will Bernard Tapie be able to continue “the fight” in court?
It is the incomprehension faced with the rejection of the request for postponement of the trial for Bernard Tapie, his lawyer but also for his relatives. Indeed, he is very ill and this trial is literally the fight of his life. Also, Laurent Tapie testified on television to share his anger at this decision. He then gave alarming news of the health of his hospitalized father.
“The state of health is honestly very worrying since it has appeared of new tumors for a few days, the first ones started a few weeks ago. So today as we speak, he has one in his brain that needs to be treated with radiotherapy. There are two in the kidneys that need to be cryogenically treated. He has them in the abdomen, he has them all over the place afterwards, in small sizes. ” Laurent Tapie explained on BFMTV on May 27. And he went on to say: “I won’t hide from you that the statistical chances when we are at this stage are appalling.”
But Bernard Tapie’s son also stressed that his father is an extraordinary man who has always been able to outsmart the statistics. The businessman and his relatives therefore cling to this hope once again.
Laurent Tapie announces that his father, Bernard Tapie, is hospitalized pic.twitter.com/Ww3GgeTKL2
— BFMTV (@BFMTV) May 27, 2021
Maître Hervé Termine is also stunned by the decision to reject the postponement of the trial date. Indeed, he even believes that Bernard Tapie’s unwavering desire to attend his trial helped him in his fight against cancer. Therefore, to deny him this right is to refuse that he continues to fight.
The relatives and lawyer of Bernard Tapie make his rights heard and accompany him in the trials. The medical tests and the legal tests specify you Objection.
Me Hervé Temime on the Tapie trial: “The decision taken by the court is incomprehensible and totally contrary to the law” pic.twitter.com/Q8RJAY3GiK
— 120% NEWS (@120NewsBFM) May 26, 2021
The trial of a lifetime, a delicate decision
Nevertheless, new twists and turns come into play. While it became increasingly clear that Bernard Tapie could not attend the end of his trial, Maître Hervé Termine brought his news. “His state of health is not alarming. He needs care, exams and surgery that could not be postponed and that had the reasonable goal of getting him to his trial, the fight of a lifetime, by two to three months.” therefore explained Bernard Tapie’s lawyer in the columns of the Sunday Newspaper what May 30.
However, the trial of Bernard Tapie should end on June 9. So how can we imagine that he could manage to attend his trial? Whatever happens, the lawyer for the businessman also specifies that Bernard Tapie has already been heard on the merits. Also, he affirms that it is with a lot of courage that he faces this eventuality. Not being able to participate in his defense must be terribly difficult for the former president of OM. However, we should not believe that he gives up so far, Objection remains convinced.
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