The arguments of the Prosecutor's Office have thus evolved

Will Jérôme Kerviel be subject to provisional detention It is this issue that the Chamber of the statement of the Court of appeal of Paris debate this afternoon from 14: 00. Suspected tampering which cost 4.82 billion euros to Société Générale, the ex-trader has was indicted on 28 January for "abuse of confidence", "forgery and use of forgeries" and "introduction in systems of computer data". Judges Renaud van Ruymbeke and Françoise Desset chose to leave free under judicial supervision, a decision which the Prosecutor's Office appealed. And intend to argue his point of view. According to our information, for the placement of Jérôme Kerviel in custody, the Prosecutor's Office, very up in this case, insist in its requirements on the "necessities of the investigation" by bringing the "objective seriousness of the offence".

It should be at the hearing

Ex-trader, who refuses to be "the scapegoat of the Société Générale", should be present at the hearing. Since more than ten days, he applies, while taking his "share responsibility", to return the Bank to potential errors. A strategy of "victimization" is bearing fruit, but which enrages the judges. "Evidence to the contrary, which is suspected of having committed offences, it is Kerviel", note a prominent member of the public prosecutor, which points the seriousness of the alleged acts to the trader. But this is not true legal argument to send Jérôme Kerviel in custody: today, the ground of protection of public order is in tort, remains the danger situation or, among others, the necessities of the investigation.

But the ex-trader has shown since the beginning of the investigation his desire for cooperation. He went without a struggle on the premises of the financial brigade and was already heard twice by the judges. The arguments of the Prosecutor's Office have thus evolved. This afternoon, General Counsel, Hélène Catton, will not only talk about the danger of non-representation, the Prosecutor's Office seeking to ensure that this cooperation will last throughout the investigation. "Trial begins, no one is able to say that Jérôme Kerviel will not seek to flee with the evolution of the investigation," notes the Prosecutor's Office.

Dissect "the mechanism".

The bulk of its requirements will be in fact built on the needs of the investigation: research possible complicity, of material from reinforce the forgeries supposed of Jérôme Kerviel and all the persons with whom it has been in contact. The Prosecutor General's Office also notes the need to dissect "the complete mechanism of fraud" and check if the mis review did not "make a financial profit or staff of his actions." In general the public prosecutor is convinced that an investigation may be conducted calmly leaving free to talk about the ex-trader, as he has done recently to AFP. It considers moreover that the judicial measures imposed by the investigating judges are "too imprecise to be effective" and "ensure the proper conduct of investigations".

These arguments will suffice to convince the judges of the House of education, nothing is less sure. It will be for them to make their decision today or be reserved.