Dominique Strauss-Kahn, who was accused of attempted rape and sexual assault by a hotel employee, spends the night of Monday to Tuesday in the Rikers Island prison in New York. After two nights in police custody in Manhattan, DSK "will sleep tonight at Rikers Island in a single cell," said a spokesman for the prison administration of the city under cover of anonymity.
"I can not tell you if already there, but there will be tonight," he said Monday. It will not be in contact with other prisoners. That does not mean it will still in his cell. This means that when he comes out, it will always be accompanied by a guardian. " Judge Melissa Jackson refused to release DSK bail of one million dollars, two days after his arrest at Kennedy Airport in New York while he was on a plane bound for Paris.
The judge made this decision immediately after the prosecution had said that Dominique Strauss-Kahn was allegedly involved in a similar case in "at least" another case. There are "reports that he engaged in conduct similar to this one," said the prosecutor in court. The judge cited a risk of leakage of the Director of the International Monetary Fund to order his continued detention.
The next hearing was set for Friday. The defense of Mr. Strauss-Kahn has proposed to surrender his passport to justice and a commitment to reside in New York with her daughter. Strauss-Kahn is covered by seven charges, including criminal sexual act and attempted rape and kidnapping, after accusations of a maid of 32 years, employed at a Sofitel hotel in New York.
"He denies the charges. It is presumed innocent under the law," said one of his lawyers, Benjamin Brafman, adding that his client enjoyed a "strong line of defense" and was "quite probable that it is ultimately exonerated. " His wife, former journalist Anne Sinclair, was due Monday in New York from Paris, said Mr Brafman.
Dominique Strauss-Kahn now faces a lengthy court process. He must now await the decision of the Grand Jury. The latter, composed of sixteen and twenty-three large jury drawn from among the electors of the State of New York, is to examine the evidence. If it considers them sufficient, it is he who decides on the formal indictment of the suspect.
In this case, the IMF chief to appear before the Supreme Court of the State of New York to be formally served his indictment, and a judge will be commissioned to compose a jury trial. The investigation will continue in parallel, conducted by the prosecutor, charged with using the police to assemble the evidence. 
"I can not tell you if already there, but there will be tonight," he said Monday. It will not be in contact with other prisoners. That does not mean it will still in his cell. This means that when he comes out, it will always be accompanied by a guardian. " Judge Melissa Jackson refused to release DSK bail of one million dollars, two days after his arrest at Kennedy Airport in New York while he was on a plane bound for Paris.
The judge made this decision immediately after the prosecution had said that Dominique Strauss-Kahn was allegedly involved in a similar case in "at least" another case. There are "reports that he engaged in conduct similar to this one," said the prosecutor in court. The judge cited a risk of leakage of the Director of the International Monetary Fund to order his continued detention.
The next hearing was set for Friday. The defense of Mr. Strauss-Kahn has proposed to surrender his passport to justice and a commitment to reside in New York with her daughter. Strauss-Kahn is covered by seven charges, including criminal sexual act and attempted rape and kidnapping, after accusations of a maid of 32 years, employed at a Sofitel hotel in New York.
"He denies the charges. It is presumed innocent under the law," said one of his lawyers, Benjamin Brafman, adding that his client enjoyed a "strong line of defense" and was "quite probable that it is ultimately exonerated. " His wife, former journalist Anne Sinclair, was due Monday in New York from Paris, said Mr Brafman.
Dominique Strauss-Kahn now faces a lengthy court process. He must now await the decision of the Grand Jury. The latter, composed of sixteen and twenty-three large jury drawn from among the electors of the State of New York, is to examine the evidence. If it considers them sufficient, it is he who decides on the formal indictment of the suspect.
In this case, the IMF chief to appear before the Supreme Court of the State of New York to be formally served his indictment, and a judge will be commissioned to compose a jury trial. The investigation will continue in parallel, conducted by the prosecutor, charged with using the police to assemble the evidence.
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