France Raises to Peña Nieto The Case of Florence Cassez During His Visit

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(CNNMéxico) - The case of the French Florence Cassez, who is serving a sentence in Mexico prison for kidnapping, will be addressed by the French President, Francois Hollande, at lunch on Wednesday that it will offer the elected president of Mexico, Enrique Peña Nieto .

The spokesman for the French Foreign Ministry said Friday in a press conference on the subject addressed various issues of international news and economic cooperation, according to a report from EFE.

The official recalled that the French authorities expect "the next stage of the proceedings" before the Mexican Supreme Court, where the appeal is pending under Cassez for the annulment of his sentence to 60 years in prison for kidnapping and other crimes.

He added that the authorities are "fully committed for Cassez Florence, who has always defended his innocence", according to EFE.

"We want this new hearing of the Supreme Court allow it to shed any light on this case and that our fellow can have a fair trial," he said.

Four of the five judges who make up the First Board decided in March that is from the appeal filed by Cassez, considering that they had committed "serious violations (their) human rights."

The French spokesman said the meeting in Paris with Hollande Peña Nieto is part of the "traditional events" organized by France with elected presidents, particularly when, as with Mexico, "this is a great emerging country."

The subject has been treated repeatedly Cassez between governments of Mexico and France after the French was arrested in December 2005.

Cassez, arrested in southern Mexico City in a controversial police raid rewritten for broadcast television, says he did not know the criminal activities in which her partner was involved, Israel Vallarta Cisneros, leader of the gang of kidnappers The Zodiac.

The French president Nicolas Sarkozy reiterated his request for justice for Cassez several times, including his last visit to Mexico and cultural holiday Year of Mexico in France, which caused a diplomatic clash between the two countries.

Cassez's parents claimed last May, after it was rejected a petition for review of the case, they would seek the support of the new president of France, Francois Hollande, who took office in mid-May.

Peña Nieto visit France in the middle of their European tour, performing as the second elected president of Mexico. On Thursday held a meeting in Berlin with German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Then also visit Britain.

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