The president of the UDI group has been heard since 5 a.m. by investigators from the judicial police.
The president of the Union of Democrats and Independents (UDI) and deputy for the 5th district of Seine-Saint-Denis, since 2002, was arrested last night in his pavilion in Drancy.
Relatives of the chosen one called the police around 1:00 a.m. indicating that he was armed, and worrying about his health. The police then went to the scene and heard a shot near his pavilion. The elected official denies any suicide attempt.
Several weapons at home
Jean-Christophe Lagarde has been heard since 5 a.m. by investigators from the department’s judicial police to explain the presence of several long and handguns at his home in Drancy, said the Bobigny prosecutor’s office and a police source. at AFP. These weapons, moreover, would not be declared.
Member of Parliament for Seine-Saint-Denis and ex-mayor of Drancy, Jean-Christophe Lagarde, 53, took over as head of the UDI (Union of Democrats and Independents) in 2014, succeeding Jean-Louis Borloo.
Already in the crosshairs of justice
On the judicial level, the leader of the centrist party is still the subject of a preliminary investigation by the National Financial Prosecutor’s Office (PNF).
A complaint, in particular for embezzlement of public funds, was filed in October 2017 by an opposition municipal councilor in Drancy, Hacène Chibane, who questioned the activity of parliamentary assistant of the wife of Jean-Christophe Lagarde. , Aude Lavail-Lagarde, between 2002 and 2014.
The latter is now mayor of Drancy, having succeeded her husband when he was re-elected in the legislative elections of June 2017.
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