ASSOPH

ASSOCIATION FOR THE TRUTH ABOUT THE MURDER OF SOPHIE TOSCAN DU PLANTIER

An exceptional procedure as of 1st July 2008

The exhumation of the body of Sophie Toscan du Plantier was ordered on the 1st July 2008 by the French courts. This is an exceptional procedure. It is the first tangible sign of recovery by France of a stalled investigation in Ireland. Sophie Toscan du Plantier, a French citizen, was brutally murdered in Ireland in December 1996, twelve years after the fact, that crime is still unpunished.

Chronology 2007 – 2008: Birth and first actions of ASSOPH

First public undertaking: Publication of obituary notice in the french newspaper Le Monde, 2007 December 23 issue, The association was created in December 2007 (registration at the prefecture of Paris). See ASSOPH's newsletter n°1.. The first actions of ASSOPH consist in : – gathering extensive information about the history of the murder and the subsequent police and judicial undertaking in Ireland and France. A comprehensive summary (103 pages), sent to the highest authorities of the State in France and Ireland, was prepared by Marie-Victoire Louis during the winter of 2008: “The murder of Sophie Toscan du Plantier, born Sophie Bouniol: eleven years of flaws and denials of justice”

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