The head of the IMF sits in a prison of New York Harlem

The head of the IMF, the Dominic Stross-Kan, accused of attempts to rape, is in the prison of the Central New York district in Manhattan. It was there, in Garlem’s prison, in the department for suspects and accused of sexual crimes, that Strass-Kan was questioned late in the evening on Saturday, May 14, immediately after the detention at the airport.

There, he listened to the charges against him, spent the whole night and is currently expecting a call to court, ITAR-TASS reports.

According to Benjamin Brafman’s lawyer, the head of the IMF rejected the charges against him. Strauss-Kan "denies all the charges made against him and does not intend to admit his guilt" in court, he told reporters. According to Brafman, his client will appear before the trial in New York in the coming hours.

- Foreign Ministry of France: Strauss-Kan could get into a pre-prepared trap
- The maid identified the head of the IMF as its offender
- Strauss-Kan will not be able to use diplomatic integrity
- The French press remembered other scandals associated with the head of the IMF
- the duties of the head of the IMF will so far fulfill his first deputy Lipski
- Media: after such a stross-kan scandal, not to be president of France

According to the established practice of American justice, Strauss-Kan must admit or not admit his guilt. If the head of the IMF agreed with the prosecution, then the process would go without long proceedings and evidence. However, since, according to lawyers, Strauss-Kan intends to deny everything and will not “plead guilty” in court, the process will follow the longest path with the participation of jurors, witnesses and analysis of evidence.

Benjamin Brafman is a famous lawyer from Washington. He became famous that he had repeatedly won things when there was a reputation and honor of famous people, including American musicians and actors.

On Saturday, May 14, the 62-year-old head of the IMF was arrested on suspicion of sexual harassment to the maid in the New York Hotel Sofitel, where he occupied a luxurious multi-room room worth three thousand dollars per night. He was charged with "committing a crime of a sexual nature, an attempt to rape and illegal detention of a person."

According to the 32-year-old maid, she went to clean, as she was told, an empty number, but suddenly a guest came out of the bathroom, who began to upset her and did not allow her to leave. The woman managed to break out and call the police.

When the law enforcement officers arrived at the place, the head of the IMF had already left the hotel, leaving a mobile phone and other personal belongings in a hurry in the room. A few hours later, 62-year-old Strass-Kan was detained at John Kennedy International Airport in the first-class Air France aircraft, which was preparing to fly to Paris.

The maid was taken to a city hospital, whose doctors stated that "minor injuries" were discovered on her body. Now the police are interrogating SOFITEL employees.

Dominic Stross-Kan is one of the possible candidates from the Socialist Party in the election of the President of France in 2012.

The French press remembered other scandals associated with the head of the IMF

In connection with the investigation in the United States in relation to the head of the IMF and the famous French politician Dominic Stross-Kan, accused of attempts to rape, the local press remembered other scandals associated with it and representatives of the fair sex.

In 2008, the political career of Strauss -Kana was already in jeopardy when the public’s property was the fact of the “official novel” between him and his subordinate - Hungarian Piroshka Nadi.

Then the head of the IMF promised not to make such mistakes anymore, so he managed to preserve his post and family.

However, this episode was not the only one, the Figaro newspaper writes. According to the publication, in 2002, the French journalist of Tristan Banon also became the object of passionate attraction of the struss-kan.

During an interview with TOT -A -TET, he - then still a deputy from the social party - insistently invited the girl to enter into an intimate connection with him. “At first I was going to sue. But later I decided not to do this. I didn’t want my career to be related to such an event until the end of my life,” Figaro quoted Banon as saying.

It is noteworthy that the mother of the young journalist Anna Mansure is an active figure in the French social party. It currently holds a high post in the administration of the Norman Department of Er to the west of Paris.

She admitted that she herself dissuaded her daughter from appeal to court. “I then talked with the DSK (as the stross -kana is called in France). He assured me that he simply broke,” Mansour said today. “Now I regret that I was talking to my daughter to file a lawsuit.”

Strauss-Kan could get into a pre-prepared trap

The head of the International Monetary Fund Dominic Struss-Kan could get into a pre-prepared trap. This opinion was expressed by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of France, Minister of Cooperation, Henri de Rankur.

“In this case, exceptional caution should be taken and attented to everything with attention,” said Rancurk. “It is possible that it was a trap.”

French observers emphasize that Dominic Struss -Kan is one of the favorites de facto starting the presidential race in France and already in the coming week - after resolving problems with the Greece financial assistance program, he was supposed to officially announce his candidacy.

“If the actions incriminated by the stross -kan are confirmed, then this will cause serious damage to the reputation of the whole of France,” added Rankur.

Currently, France is the chairman in two world forums - G8 and G20. The Eight Summit will be held on May 26-27. The head of the IMF was supposed to take part in it.

Official Paris called for "observing extreme caution in the comments and judgments" and pointed out the need to respect the principle of the presumption of innocence.

The responsibilities of the head of the IMF will so far fulfill his first deputy Lipski

The duties of the arrested director of the IMF Dominik Stross-Kana will temporarily be fulfilled by his first deputy American John Lipski. This was reported by the press service of the IMF.

"In accordance with the standard rules of the IMF, the first deputy director of the administrator John Lipski is the acting director, when he is outside the County of Colombia (the capital's district of the United States)," the press service said.

It is also reported that the IMF Board will conduct an “unofficial meeting” today, during which it will be informed about the development of the situation with the stross-kan.