lejdd.fr, December 4, 2010
In jail since last Wednesday, the brother of the President of the General Council of Bouches-du-Rhone Friday appealed his detention. He is suspected of embezzlement and corruption.
This Sunday, Lord of the South was sold at Deauville. The owner of this stallion, Alexandre Guerin, did not attend this sale, nor that of foals and yearlings he sells at the same time: he was incarcerated in the prison of Luynes, near Aix- en-Provence.
Arrested Monday, the younger brother of boss of the General Council and the PS in Bouches-du-Rhone has been remanded in custody Wednesday evening. He had been indicted for "abuse of corporate assets, and embezzlement of public property, concealment, bribery, influence peddling and possession of ammunition." Bulk
he "denies any involvement in the facts alleged against him," says Emmanuel Molina, one of his lawyers. And because he considers his provisional detention "particularly unfair", he appealed the measure Friday afternoon.
As part of its investigation into alleged fraud in the awarding and operation of public procurement, Judge Charles Duchaine heard this week another 19 people, six have been indicted: the companion of Alexander Guerin, one of its members and officials of the cities of Aubagne and Marseille .
"political coup" or "Operation Clean Hands"?
On the Old Port, the left has denounced a "political stunt" and right applauded the beginning of "Operation Clean Hands". But for Ms. Florence Rault, another council boss dumps, "the judge will have a hard time establishing the offenses he attributed to my client. By maintaining fantasies and amalgams, he continues to do wrong. "
What exactly is accused Alexandre Guerin? Through its Environment and SMA SMA Vautubière, cheating on weights of waste treatment" private waste "with funds allocated to deal with "public waste" of overcharging and the use of contractors close to highway robbery (hence the suspicion of money laundering).
Investigators also suspect of having used his influence gained as " brother "to provide public housing to" friends "... and to facilitate achievement of certain markets Public - waste, photocopiers, perhaps transport and nursing homes - organized by institutions where the political weight of his brother is great. Every time his name would have been an effective safe-conduct.
His omnipresence in the urban community plot
His omnipresence in the urban community of Marseille finally plot. There has no official mandate, but according to several testimonies, it would have developed some control over elected representatives and officials based on a mixture of intimidation, charm and counterparties.
The president of that institution, Eugène Caselli (near Jean-Noel Guerin), has recognized this week with our colleagues in Provence Alexandre Guerin was "very present" in Marseille Provence Metropole (MPM), although, says he mysteriously, "it was not done in our premises."
direct witness of various maneuvers, a member of the committee bidding for MPM, the elect (UMP) Xavier Cachard today JDD describes the strange circumstances in which awards were held dedicated procurement cleaning and waste collection: "We had to hold the candidate most expensive and least efficient", he says, still stunned. At the headquarters of the Metropolitan, Alexandre Guerin could count on a relay: Michel Karabadjakian.
Director of cleanliness at MPM, he was indicted for "influence peddling" and "corruption" by J. Duchaine. Before the police cell "Waste 13", he explained that he had not been recruited by Eugène Caselli but the younger Guerin, before ensuring that companies of his choice to be advantaged. "Karabadjakian was grateful to Mr. Alexandre Guerin to have proposed for this position, advance his lawyer, Michel Pezet; 7.200 euros per month, it was an interesting position. So, yes, he then left a bit to level loads. "
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