The Paris prosecutor’s office has requested a trial against former prefect Alain Garder for corruption, embezzlement of public funds and taking illegal benefits as part of a wide-ranging investigation into the former “big cop’s” influence network, AFP learned on Wednesday. a source familiar with the case. In its lawsuit signed on July 18, the prosecution wants Allen Garder, 65, to be tried for, among other things, abuse of power, passive corruption by a public official, illegal taking of benefits, misappropriation of public funds and tax fraud. According to this source, corroborating information world.
Trial is sought for 15 others
The deputy prosecutor also requested the trial of 15 other individuals, namely security company or construction industry executives, the mayor and two former elected officials from the Ile-de-France region. Now the Financial Investigative Judge Aud Bourez, who is leading this judicial inquiry opened in 2015, must decide whether or not to send the sixteen suspects to corrections. “It is a case that is now old, my client is retired and lives in the regions.”responded to AFP Me Jean Veil, who defends Alain Garder.
A former commissioner close to Nicolas Sarkozy when he was at Beauvais and then at the Élysée, Alain Garder was in charge of security at Marseille in 2011 and then at Roissy and Le Bourget airports (2012-2014). In 2015-2016, he headed the National Council for Private Security Activities (Cnaps), under the supervision of the Ministry of Home Affairs. He is accused of using his influence to provide many favors for himself and his entourage in exchange for gifts (fancy restaurants, jobs, concert tickets, vacations, etc.), especially when he was at Cnaps. The former senior civil servant would, among other things, grant fictitious employment, assist in obtaining illegal clearances for security agents, and facilitate the acquisition of security contracts.
During the process, Allen Garder was charged in 2016 and then in 2017 with several crimes. In addition to those benefits and services, the investigation focused on Alain Garder’s real estate and relationship with Antonio de Souza, who ran the France Pierre company. The real estate developer, for whom the prosecution is also seeking a trial, is accused of getting favorable urban planning decisions from elected officials in Ile-de-France and awarding favorable prices to Alain Garde. sale of two apartments.
Source: Le Figaro
