The Court of Appeal of Angers raises the lawsuit of the mayor of Cholet in the money transfer case

The conviction of the mayor Cholet (Maine-et-Loire), <a href="https://www.world-today-news.com/replay-the-prosecutor-requests-the-indictment-of-gilles-bourdouleix-the-mayor-of-cholet-for-breach-of-trust-and-corporate-assets/" title="REPLAY. The prosecutor requests the indictment of Gilles Bourdouleix, the mayor of Cholet, for breach of trust and corporate assets”>Gilles Bourdouleix, for “breach of trust”, “conceal the misuse of corporate assets” etc “undercover work” was raised on Wednesday by the examination room of the Court of Appeal of Angers, we learned from legal sources. In his judgment, in consultation with AFP, the investigation room will also raise the charges for “complexity of breach of trust” and the placements under the legal supervision of his first deputy Michel Champion and his former city councilor Benoît Martin. These three charges, in January 2023, were held as part of an investigation into suspicious money transfers between two associations – one of which is a micro party of Mr Bourdouleix – and two real estate companies (SCI).

The investigation room ruled for the three elected officials, who had requested in June 2023 to cancel the documents on which the investigation was based, because the investigators had it. “We exceeded the instructions issued by the Angers prosecutor”. The judges were therefore of the view that by requiring the statement of accounts from two societies, the auditors had “Action beyond their assigned mission” etc “without the prior authorization of the public prosecutor”.

No attempt to hide

“This decision reminds us that investigators cannot free themselves from the framework set by the prosecutor who must be precise in his instructions. “congratulations to Me Jean de Bary, lawyer for Mr. Martin, to AFP. “Our police must be sensitive to the individual freedom and privacy of every person and not search the bank accounts of citizens without any valid reason”he continues. The file was turning “Especially about a check for 45,000 euros paid” on the personal account of Gilles Bourdouleix with a society that corresponds to his minority party “and allowed him to repay a loan”explained, at a press conference in January 2023, the public prosecutor of Angers Éric Bouillard.

The investigations also related to other smaller amounts, for a total damage of about 50,000 to 60,000 euros. There would be no attempt to hide these money transfers, made by checks or transfers, but the investigators questioned their justification. When contacted by AFP, Mr Bourdouleix did not want to respond until he had been able to consult the investigation chamber’s decision.