"All the measures are taken in the context of voluntary return, accompanied by humanitarian aid, " said French immigration ministry official Frederique Doublet.
Strauss-Kahn "absolutely contests having committed the slightest act of violence of any nature whatsoever, " his lawyers Henri Leclerc, Frederique Baulieu and Richard Malka said.
Frederique Baulieu, a lawyer for Strauss-Kahn, told CNN affiliate BFM-TV outside the court that the defense's request for annulment of the case had been well founded.