DA Files Disclosure of Evidence Against Dominque Strauss-Kahn Filing:

By Jeralyn, Section Crime in the News
Posted on Fri Jun 17, 2011 at 08:39:00 AM EST
Tags: Dominique Strauss-Kahn (all tags)

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How long did police hold Dominique Strauss-Kahn at the office of a detectives' unit before formally arresting him, Mirandizing him and bringing him before a Judge? Why wasn't he brought to a jail to await the judge? Why did they wait until late Sunday afternoon to bring the accuser in for a lineup -- so they could make sure she had enough time to see his face plastered all over TV (which she did?)

Here's the Disclosure Statement the District Attorney filed today.

May 14:

4:40 pm: Police remove him from jetway
5:00 pm: Arrive at JFK Port Authority Precinct. He's handcuffed (in custody, not free to leave.)
5:15 pm: En route to Manhattan Special Victims Squad
5:40 pm: At Manhattan Special Victims Squad, still hasn't been able to call the consulate or a lawyer
9:00 pm: Still at Manhattan Special Victims Squad and still hasn't been able to call a lawyer. He asks them if he needs a lawyer. They answer, it's his right in this country. They add they don't know if he has any kind of diplomatic status. He says:
No, No, No, I'm not trying to use that. I just want to know if I need a lawyer
Answer: That's up to you.

10:55 pm: Still at the Manhattan Special Victims Squad, has talked to his lawyer, they still are asking him if he wants to talk, he says no.
11:20 pm: Still at Manhattan Special Victims Squad, they offer him something to eat.

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May 15

2:45 a.m.: Formally placed under arrest
9:00 am: Still at Manhattan Special Victims Squad, they offer him breakfast
9:20 pm: Still at the Manhattan Special Victims Squad, they offer food, he asks for sandwich
9:50 pm: Still at Manhattan Special Victims Squad. (last entry)

What happened between 9:00 am and 9:20 pm that warranted the detectives keeping him at their office instead of a jail?

Since when do the cops get to keep you at the detectives' bureau for ten hours before placing you under arrest, and then when you refuse to talk, for more than another 24 hours, instead of bringing you to a jail to wait to until your court appearance?

And what's up with the answer, "That's up to you" when he asked if he needs a lawyer? It's their duty to tell him not only that he has a right to have a lawyer present during questioning but that one will be provided at no charge if he can't afford one, before they question him. And no, they can't presume he