1. Denis Robert formerly worked for twelve years for the newspaper Liberation.
25 Facts About Denis Robert
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On 3 February 2011, after ten years of litigation, Denis Robert was cleared by the Court of Cassation of his conviction for both of his books Revelation$ and La Boite noire, as well as for his documentary film Les Dissimulateurs.
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Denis Robert is a painter, whose work is displayed in Paris art galleries.
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Denis Robert studied psychology and obtained a Master of Advanced Studies in psycholinguistics.
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Denis Robert was then transferred to cover financial and political affairs in the society department.
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Denis Robert resigned in 1995 to focus on his own writing work.
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Also in 1996, Denis Robert gathered seven anti-corruption magistrates to start the Appel de Geneve, to create a European judicial area to fight financial crime more effectively.
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In late 1997, Denis Robert planned to denounce the consequences of what he calls "the machine" for the poorest.
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In Portrait de groupe avant demolition, Denis Robert presented and illustrated a collection of street photographs of homeless persons taken by one of their own, Rene Taesch.
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Denis Robert was the writer of successful novels: Happiness, an erotic book written in 2000 and translated into 14 languages; Une ville, published in 2004, which was adapted as a TV series; and La domination du mode, which appeared in 2006.
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Denis Robert is the author of a successful four-volume comic strip, L'affaire des affaires.
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Just after the Appel de Geneve, Denis Robert investigated the multinational Clearstream, which at that time was unknown to the general public.
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Denis Robert met Ernest Backes, one of the founding managers of this international clearing house.
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Three months before the publication of his book Revelation$, Denis Robert sent a series of registered letters in which he sought explanations from Clearstream's management and from the banks under investigation.
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Denis Robert held Cedel International responsible for being one of the major platforms for concealing financial transactions on a worldwide scale.
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Denis Robert continued to condemn them by co-producing a movie Les Dissimulateurs with Pascal Lorent, as part of Canal+'s investigation show 90 minutes.
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In light of those developments, Denis Robert wrote a second novel, La Boite Noire, and a second movie, broadcast by Canal+, l'Affaire Clearstream racontee a un ouvrier chez Daewoo.
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On 11 June 2008, Denis Robert decided to stop publishing about Clearstream, being under too much pressure.
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Denis Robert assessed that Clearstream could have used the civil procedure, in which it is not mandatory to be represented by a natural person.
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At last, in February 2011, Denis Robert won these three cases in Court of Cassation, which highlighted the seriousness of the investigation, freedom of expression and the public interest.
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Denis Robert reckoned that this decision was a reply to the attacks on him by Richard Malka and Philippe Val.
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On 27 January 2006, Denis Robert was indicted in Luxembourg for insult, calumny and slander.
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Denis Robert had described this transaction as "illegal", even though a decision allowing the transaction had been made by a court in Luxembourg.
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Those supporting Denis Robert emphasised that the same complaints against BGL had already been dismissed in France on two occasions.
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Denis Robert was facing a prison sentence and a fine that can be very high in Luxembourg, in addition to lawyers' fees.