France: Mayoral candidate in Lyon's 2nd district demands mayor step down on embezzlement accusations

France: Mayoral candidate in Lyon's 2nd district demands mayor step down on embezzlement accusations

Financial harm suffered by Lyon should be rectified, says Pierre Oliver - Anadolu Ajansı

The ecologist mayor was heard on Wednesday 9 April as part of a judicial inquiry to determine whether the municipality has exceeded the legal limit of the number of political collaborators. The report dates back to the years Gérard Collomb.

The elected environmentalist answers questions from the investigators on Wednesday, 9 April, as part of a preliminary inquiry into the role of mission officers at the town hall.

This investigation has already led to a search at City Hall in March 2024.

Grégory Doucet "is heard as a representative of the community in a normal stage of the investigation to explain the operation of the city and defend the legality of the decisions taken", explains the town hall of Lyon to franceinfo.

Lyon's ecologist mayor was placed in police custody this Wednesday as part of a preliminary investigation into the misappropriation of public funds. A rare procedure aimed at a leading elected member of the EELV party. The JDD article Lyon: Green Mayor Grégory Doucet in police custody for misappropriation of public funds appeared first on PLANETES360.