Gregory Doucet, the Mayor of Lyon, the third largest city of France, was detained within the scope of the preliminary investigation on the allegation of improving public money.
According to the news based on the safety sources of the French press, Doucet was detained at 08.00 local time within the scope of the preliminary investigation on charges of corruption. Within the scope of the investigation, Doucet’s interrogation continued by the financial police in the police.
In a statement to the newspaper Le Figaro, one of the municipal authorities, Doucet’s detainees on charges of corruption is a normal stage of the investigation process and that the Mayor has cooperated with the judicial authorities.
Lyon Municipality in 2016-2020, 24 people were involved in the accusation of irregularly hired is also within the scope of the investigation.
While the recruitment above the permissible number continued in the Municipality of Lyon for many years, the investigation is investigated within the scope of the investigation that it is aimed at embezzlement of public money.
Doucet of the Green Party has been serving as the mayor of Lyon, the third largest city of the country since 2020.
Released after the statement was taken
Lyon Mayor Gregory Doucet, who was detained in the ongoing corruption investigation in France, was released after his statement was taken.
According to the news that the French press is based on safety sources, Doucet, who was detained at 08.00 local time within the scope of the preliminary investigation on charges of corruption, was released after the interrogation carried out by financial police.
The Lyon Public Prosecutor’s Office announced that Doucet was detained to be questioned within the scope of the investigation carried out for embezzlement of public funds and that the detention decision was abolished at the end of the day.
