Detectives hired by lawyers of DSK are dug up everything they can on the plaintiffAccused last week for attempted rape of a servant of hotel room in New York, former head of IMF Dominique Strauss-Kahn (known as DSK in France) can now count on agency detective tag SolutionsIn addition to its first division legal defence team.
According to the New York Times, guiding beacon Solutions include a former Chief of the criminal division in the Office of the Attorney of New York, a former head of security at this giant IBM and a former Federal Prosecutor who has worked closely with the US secret services.
Find the slightest fault
These researchers were hired to discover all the elements that could discredit the alleged victim. In the coming weeks, the detectives will be search in the entire history of the young woman to find the smallest detail which could affect his case.
Private detective Lawrence Frost told FRANCE 24 team of the defence questioning of the claimant's credibility as a witness would be implacable.
"Is it true that beat you your children?" Is it true that you stole a loaf of bread? Is it true that cheating you on your husband? "he said, describing the types of questions, the detectives would probably pose. "What you try to establish, is that the complainant is able to lie."
Reports of the victim with the authorities - not anything without consequence - will be put under the microscope, said Matthew Galluzzo, counsel for the defence of New York with experience of cases of sexual assault.
"A thing, can find is if she has never made false complaints in the past", he said. "Maybe she stated that she was raped once before and it has proved to not be true and it has a history of making false allegations." It would be useful. ?
Experts DNA and forensics
Tag solutions will not limit its research activities in the past of the alleged victim. The Agency will also go to the hardware that continued with a fine-tooth comb.
Forensic crime scene reports will be closely examined, and experts will be asked to give their own conclusions on the evidence and the precision of the analyses. Tag has a special Department with the DNA experts.
Detectives of the Agency might even ask for access on a hotel where the alleged crime was committed.
Different strokes
An investigation is "inquisitorial" - in France, an investigating judge weighs the indictment against the defendant following an investigation by the prosecution and the defence, then decides if the case will stand trial.
In the United States, the system is "adversarial." The Prosecutor must gather evidence against the defendant to construct a valid species. It is entirely for the defence to prove the innocence of their client.
In this context, all evidence collected by private investigators will not necessarily to be presented to the Court.
Defence lawyer Benjamin Brafman Strauss-Kahn may use evidence to negotiate an agreement with the prosecution outside the Court, or have certain elements removed from the indictment.
But the United States, not everyone has access to these services, because of the prohibitive cost to employ a detective agency. Private investigators cost at least $ 1,500 per day, and expenses can add up to $ 700 per hour.
By most estimates, the cost of the defence of DSK is likely to be measured in the hundreds of thousands - or millions - of dollars.
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