Lorraine. The mayor of Metz is referred to the criminal court for “embezzlement” and “illegal taking of interests”

Thunderclap in the political landscape of the Grand-Est: this Tuesday, the chamber of instruction of Nancy followed the requisitions of the general prosecutor’s office which, in June, had requested the referral of François Grosdidier to the criminal court. The current mayor Les Républicains (LR) of Metz and president of Metz Métropole will therefore be tried in the coming months for “illegal taking of interests” and “embezzlement of public funds”. The trial will be held in Épinal.

This decision comes at the end of a 9-year long procedure, procedure in which François Grosdidier was my in exam … Last February. Justice suspects him of having improperly used, while he was a deputy, the public funds of his parliamentary reserve on two occasions (100,000 € in 2009 and 60,000 € in 2011) to subsidize the association “Value Ecology” including …

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