Nafissatou Diallo, the maid who accused the former head of IMF, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, of sexual assault, has the full support of black community in New York. A new manifestation of African Americans is expected to take place today in Harlem, in a request for further investigation.
New York’s black community is mobilizing to supporting the alleged victim of the former head of IMF, writes Le Figaro. The request comes after the credibility of the woman who claims to have been sexually assaulted by Dominique Strauss-Kahn began to be questioned by investigators and the press.
The signal was given by the Democrat Senator Bill Perkins, an emblematic figure of the Harlem black community. Last Sunday he launched a call asking for further investigation in Dominique Strauss-Kahn case. A few days later, five representatives of an association of African Americans police officers have protested in front of the Manhattan court against the “racist” and “discrimination” turn that would have taken this case.
The maid’s false testimony, disclosed by the prosecutor’s office at a hearing held on July 1, appears to compromise the opening of a trial against Dominique Strauss-Kahn, and the abandonment of the charges against him is increasingly rumored.