"The conditions of Mr Strauss-Kahn’s arrest pose a problem," the source told Le Journal du Dimanche.
"It appears the prosecutor glossed a little fast over the question of his personal status, and his computer and telephones."
"They had the IMF director arrested like a chicken thief. To justify it, they brought up (the risk of) flight, but the plane was booked some time ago (and changed the previous day)."
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Lef Forster, a French lawyer who had previously represented Mr Strauss-Kahn, said he was convinced he would plead not guilty.
The trial will pit two of America’s top legal heavyweights – Manhattan’s district attorney Cyrus R. Vance and Ben Brafman, defence lawyer to the stars.
The defence is reportedly expected to argue that sex was consensual, that the plaintiff, a 32-year-old woman from Guinea, is not credible and that she acted out of financial gain.
Full article here: Dominique Strauss-Kahn expected to claim ‘police irregularities’ over arrest – Telegraph.
