1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:02,759 Speaker 1: From Europe. Vincent Megaviny, Good morning and Merry Christmas. 2 00:00:03,680 --> 00:00:05,080 Speaker 2: Good morning, Merry Christmas. 3 00:00:05,240 --> 00:00:07,880 Speaker 1: All right, Obviously the senators handed down in the case 4 00:00:07,920 --> 00:00:11,520 Speaker 1: of Gazelle Pilico and her husband received the maximum twenty 5 00:00:11,600 --> 00:00:14,040 Speaker 1: years sentence. It's not a surprise for dragging his wife, 6 00:00:14,120 --> 00:00:16,200 Speaker 1: raping her and inviting dozens of strangers. But there's some 7 00:00:16,239 --> 00:00:19,440 Speaker 1: disappointment about the sentences for the fifty other men, aren't they. 8 00:00:20,480 --> 00:00:23,079 Speaker 2: Yeah, that's right. This horrific case as grip not only 9 00:00:23,120 --> 00:00:25,440 Speaker 2: France but the world really and it came to its 10 00:00:25,440 --> 00:00:28,160 Speaker 2: conclusion after three months this morning. So, as you mentioned, 11 00:00:28,280 --> 00:00:32,600 Speaker 2: Chazelle Pelico's husband, Dominique Pelico, received a twenty year sentence, 12 00:00:32,640 --> 00:00:36,240 Speaker 2: the maximum sentence for what he did. He's also under 13 00:00:36,280 --> 00:00:41,479 Speaker 2: investigation for another alleged rape and potentially alleged murder as well. 14 00:00:42,000 --> 00:00:44,400 Speaker 2: And then there was a trial of fifty other men 15 00:00:45,240 --> 00:00:47,920 Speaker 2: of the seventy two that says believed to have he's 16 00:00:48,320 --> 00:00:51,120 Speaker 2: had abusing her that's been documented in all this video 17 00:00:51,479 --> 00:00:56,240 Speaker 2: and horrific footage. The fifty that they were able to identify, 18 00:00:56,800 --> 00:00:59,960 Speaker 2: they have been given sentences sort of between five and eight, 19 00:01:00,360 --> 00:01:02,600 Speaker 2: so not the maximum in the categories that they were 20 00:01:02,640 --> 00:01:06,520 Speaker 2: going for So there is some disappointment in that we 21 00:01:06,560 --> 00:01:08,760 Speaker 2: don't know whether some of them were. They will appeal. 22 00:01:08,959 --> 00:01:13,759 Speaker 2: But miss Perico addressed France on leaving saying she regretted 23 00:01:14,280 --> 00:01:16,960 Speaker 2: lose giving up her anonymity to come forward. She said 24 00:01:17,000 --> 00:01:19,000 Speaker 2: it was right to transfer the shame to these men. 25 00:01:19,040 --> 00:01:21,800 Speaker 2: It was quite an extraordinary scene outside the court, the 26 00:01:21,840 --> 00:01:25,360 Speaker 2: world's press there, all of these, you know, men that 27 00:01:25,800 --> 00:01:29,040 Speaker 2: had abused her, was sort of trapesing into the court 28 00:01:29,080 --> 00:01:32,480 Speaker 2: in the morning just before she went in. So some 29 00:01:32,520 --> 00:01:35,720 Speaker 2: extraordinary strength on display from this pedico. 30 00:01:36,240 --> 00:01:38,800 Speaker 1: She was amazing. She was amazing. But most of these men, 31 00:01:39,000 --> 00:01:41,000 Speaker 1: the fifty men on trial, denied that what they did 32 00:01:41,040 --> 00:01:43,760 Speaker 1: was right because she was unconscious and therefore did not 33 00:01:43,959 --> 00:01:46,080 Speaker 1: know that they were raping her. And that means France 34 00:01:46,160 --> 00:01:48,800 Speaker 1: is having this huge discussion now about the legal definition 35 00:01:48,840 --> 00:01:52,800 Speaker 1: of rape and it's just terrific really. So we'll move 36 00:01:52,840 --> 00:01:56,080 Speaker 1: on to Vledimir Putin, who just did the most epic 37 00:01:56,560 --> 00:02:00,160 Speaker 1: end of year press conference more than four hours nearly five. 38 00:02:01,560 --> 00:02:03,840 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean, I think we can use a press 39 00:02:03,840 --> 00:02:09,200 Speaker 2: conference somewhat in air quotes. There were questions from journalists there, 40 00:02:09,200 --> 00:02:13,040 Speaker 2: but then there's also sort of questions planted somewhat by 41 00:02:13,160 --> 00:02:17,680 Speaker 2: sort of callers allegedly calling in freely from around Russia. 42 00:02:17,720 --> 00:02:19,840 Speaker 2: But it's never quite been clear who these people are. 43 00:02:20,240 --> 00:02:22,400 Speaker 2: But he did take questions from the press that were there, 44 00:02:22,400 --> 00:02:26,000 Speaker 2: including some Western journalists. Those sort of headlines were that, 45 00:02:26,360 --> 00:02:27,919 Speaker 2: you know, he says that he should have gone into 46 00:02:28,040 --> 00:02:31,720 Speaker 2: Ukraine earlier, and that he admitted that more preparation was 47 00:02:31,720 --> 00:02:34,600 Speaker 2: needed for what he's still calling his special military operation. 48 00:02:35,400 --> 00:02:38,480 Speaker 2: He said he hasn't arranged any meetings yet with a 49 00:02:38,600 --> 00:02:42,200 Speaker 2: president elect Donald Trump, despite all the signals that they'll 50 00:02:42,200 --> 00:02:45,360 Speaker 2: probably be getting around the negotiation table next year to 51 00:02:45,720 --> 00:02:47,800 Speaker 2: try and come to some kind of settlement on the 52 00:02:47,880 --> 00:02:51,520 Speaker 2: Ukraine War, though they said. He said though that he 53 00:02:51,600 --> 00:02:55,920 Speaker 2: will be meeting Bashar Ala Sad, the deposed Syrian president, 54 00:02:56,040 --> 00:03:00,880 Speaker 2: now in Moscow. And he also sort of reflected on 55 00:03:00,919 --> 00:03:04,320 Speaker 2: the fact that he says it wasn't a loss for Russia, 56 00:03:04,919 --> 00:03:08,440 Speaker 2: it was simply a complicated situation, and that he's not 57 00:03:08,480 --> 00:03:11,800 Speaker 2: spoken to Assad yet, but he expects to do so 58 00:03:11,840 --> 00:03:12,520 Speaker 2: at some point. 59 00:03:12,919 --> 00:03:14,520 Speaker 1: And look, you just said that at a minute and 60 00:03:14,560 --> 00:03:17,040 Speaker 1: it took him for in a bit hours. Thank you 61 00:03:17,080 --> 00:03:20,000 Speaker 1: so much, vinceus Megavinni, enjoy your Christmas and enjoy your family. 62 00:03:20,400 --> 00:03:23,040 Speaker 1: And not only that, Fladimir Putin also took the opportunity 63 00:03:23,040 --> 00:03:25,280 Speaker 1: in this four and a half hours to address domestic issues, 64 00:03:25,320 --> 00:03:29,680 Speaker 1: including telephone scammers, the country's low birth rate, and problems 65 00:03:29,720 --> 00:03:31,680 Speaker 1: young people are facing when trying to get a mortgage, 66 00:03:32,120 --> 00:03:33,880 Speaker 1: the same problems all over the world. 67 00:03:34,920 --> 00:03:37,920 Speaker 2: For more from Early Edition with Ryan Bridge, listen live 68 00:03:38,040 --> 00:03:41,040 Speaker 2: to News Talks it be from five am weekdays, or 69 00:03:41,080 --> 00:03:43,000 Speaker 2: follow the podcast on iHeartRadio.