The president of the Grand Council of Vaud Yves Ravenel was condemned for threats on his wife. The facts occurred while the couple is in the process of divorce. This condemnation appeals to the Vaudois political class.
Yves Ravenel was sentenced for qualified threats and attempted qualified threats. He was bailed on August 21 for 60 days fine at 80 francs suspended for two years, as well as a fine of 960 francs, his lawyer Me Alain Thévenaz told Tuesday, confirming information from ’20 Minutes’.
The elected UDC had opposed this conviction and a trial was scheduled for January 23. But on Monday, when the hearing program had just been sent to the press, he withdrew his opposition, so that the criminal order could come into force.
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The case against the backdrop of a divorce procedure that lasts, ‘with promiscuity not very healthy’, the couple residing in neighboring houses, explains Me Alain Thévenaz. ‘Small facts created tensions’, like when in January 2019, Monsieur broke the string lights of Madame’s garden – because they bothered him at night – and would have thrown a broom in his direction – or not, this is disputed .
Justice has also retained a previous episode of serious oral threats. The wife speaks of death threats, which the applicant disputes, essentially explains the lawyer, who claims that there was no physical violence.
Yves Ravenel was elected on July 2 to the presidency of the Vaud Parliament. “He thought,” says his lawyer, “that the matter would be settled without conviction.” However, this falls in August 2019.
Resignation requested
The news of this condemnation caused a stir in the Vaudois political class, some judging it ‘shocking’ to preside over the Parliament under these conditions. The group Ensemble à Gauche and POP called Yves Ravenel to resign. Its function implies a duty of exemplarity which is no longer respected, he writes.
For Me Thévenaz, on the other hand, it is a purely private matter. Ravenel believes that it should not affect his political mandate ‘. The interested party must chair a meeting of the Grand Council Tuesday afternoon.
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