Tuesday, December 15, 2015

Star Wars: Darth Vader acquitted at his trial – Le Figaro

Monday evening was held at the Grand Rex a major new trial organized by the French Federation of debate, that of Darth Vader. For two hours tenors of the bar, bright students and individuals have tried to convince the public of the innocence or guilt of the “greatest evil”.

After the trial of Louis XVI, that of Jesus or that of Napoleon, is Darth Vader who appeared yesterday on the dock. Debate organized by the Francophone Federation (FFD), the trial “greatest evil of the wicked” was great. Excited by the release of a new installment in the Star Wars saga, nearly 2,700 fans were present at intergalactic Court Grand Rex in Paris.

“It’s amazing! We do not expect a such magnitude an event “admitted Adrian River, Vice-President of the FFD. It must be said that the audience was attractive. Along with a few selected students, the great tenors of the Paris Bar took part in the exercise. Eric Dupond-Moretti master, nicknamed by the organization “Acquittator”, with over 120 acquittals before being seated, was on hand, as Master Spinosi, lawyer in Bettencourt or Kerviel business. As for personalities, Bogdanov brothers were heard as witnesses, as the Secretary of State for La Francophonie.

Even the Minister for La Francophonie lent itself to the game

Called to the bar, Annick Girardin, Secretary of State for the Francophonie, Darth Vader criticized for his weak conscience ecological. “You are responsible for global warming of the universe due to the explosion of a star (…) Your lightsaber works to coal, it is not very green.” She also took the opportunity to send a little dig at the Court emphasizing that gender balance was definitely not respected within the Tribunal. Indeed, only one woman, Ines Bordet, a third year student at Sciences Po Paris, represented the female population in the midst of twenty men.

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In the audience, some came disguised © HL

A trial proper

On the generic music of Star Wars, the famous lawyer Maître Hervé Temine, converted into jury president, brought the accused. Darth Vader passes through the Grand Rex of an imperial approach, despite public uproar.

“Accused of all traffic offenses space” for two hours, witnesses, civil parties , experts and defense lawyers succeed to convince the jury. On a cold tone, the General Counsel, Mr. Haeri, said the charges against “Mr. Darth Vader” “hijacking of aircraft and speeding, family neglect and abandonment of children, planet destruction attempt state of recurrence, etc. “. Everyone laughs, boos, applause. The shape is impressive, cross a little less.

Asked before the hearing, Igor Bogdanov confessed Figaro STUDENT: “it is true that the facts overwhelm Darth Vader. But beyond his mistakes, I expect the jury leniency. Darth Vader was a victim of his own power. ”

Many allusions to the attacks in Paris

With humor and elegance, sometimes confusion, lawyers inveigh. When a technical problem occurs, the Advocate General Darth Vader accused of “making use of the Force to derail the hearing.”



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Some members of the organization are Stormtroopers © HL

Many references are made about the attacks in Paris. Jawad, the famous landlord even called to testify. He is questioned by the Court as a landlord … Darth Vader! “I was asked to host, I’ve hosted, I paid service. I did not know it was dangerous. ” . The room laughs

Darth Vader takes his own defense

On the side of the prosecution, lawyers are unequivocal: “Darth Vader is not a Napoleon, but not a Caesar Nero, a Caligula. ” Opposite, the Dupont-Moretti lawyers, Spinosi and Vey seem to conquer the audience with their verbal fluency. But ultimately, it’s Darth Vader himself, who supports his defense and chambrant its three great defenders: “One is never better served than by oneself (…) Tonight is a Small trials with small lawyers “. In a well-crafted oratory sequence Darth Vader moved the fans think of the Star Wars series, “You kids in need of dreams. If you remove me, you remove your dreams. “



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Dupond-Moretti Master poses with her customer just before the trial. Credits: THOMAS SAMSON / AFP

The Big Bad acquitted

The jury will not arrive to decide, it is the public, the Senate intergalactic slicing. At applause, Darth Vader wins. It is officially acknowledged. “It was a trial lost before but we managed to win,” Vader told Le Figaro Student after the hearing. And to add: “You can not imagine how it’s hot in this uniform (…) it was long but I had fun.”

The fun is also the term used by Advocate General, the brilliant Master Haeri. If he said he was “sad” about the outcome of the trial, he found great show. “This is an unusual year for me. Being in such a large room with Darth Vader in front of you is a wonderful thing! “. He admits to still have stressed before going on stage. “A lawyer is always nervous. Once more, we did not want to crash. ”

Established in 2012, the French Federation of debate is an association present in most of the Grandes Ecoles and Universities. It aims to promote public speaking, eloquence and parliamentary debate. In addition to the world championships and France debate, the Great Trial, such as Darth Vader, is an important manifestation of the association.

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