The member is suspected of having drawn up on his mandate expenses to settle fines, current expenses or subscriptions to organizations.
Le Monde with AFP
The member for the Hauts-de-Seine and Advisor from Emmanuel Macron Thierry Soleère was indicted on Monday for five new offenses. In particular, it is suspected of having used for personal purposes some of its mandate expenses between 2012 and 2019, Announced, Thursday, February 3, the Nanterre Prosecutor’s office, solicited by the France-Presse agency (AFP).
In this judicial information open in 2019, Mr Soleère, already pursued in particular for “tax evasion”, was indicted for “misappropriation of public funds” for “passive influence” and for lack of obligations Declaration to the High Authority for the transparency of public life (HATVP).
From “new unfounded charges”, reacted to AFP his lawyers Jean Reinhart, Mathias Chichortish and Marion Lambert-Barret, claiming that their client was “innocent of any offense”.
The elected official was heard over two days by two investigating judges, January 28th and 31st. These judges suspect it of having drawn up on its mandate expenses to settle fines, current expenses or subscriptions to organizations. They are also interested in the use of his mother-in-law as a collaborator in the Assembly, from 2016 to 2017.
On the other hand, for the use of his wife as a parliamentary collaborator between 2012 and 2017, M. Solère was placed under the status less incriminating witness attended.
The 50-year-old elected, was also indicted for “passive influence traffic”, suspected of having “worked with its influence in order to obtain markets” to real estate companies between 2007 and 2017 and a consulting firm between 2011 and 2012.
Hearing in early March in front of the Chamber of Instruction
This file dates back to 2016, when a Bercy complaint had been filed for “tax evasion” and an open preliminary inquiry. Mr. Soleme was then spokesperson for the presidential candidate François Fillon (Republicans). The investigation was then extended to other offenses and the elected official had been withdrawn by the parliamentary immunity in July 2018.
In February 2019, the investigation had been entrusted to investigating judges, then Thierry Solère indicted, including tax evasion, fictitious employment and unlawful election financing. “After it soon six years of investigation, the instruction continues its flight forward,” said its lawyers on Thursday, affirming “that the false loans who had justified the lifting of the parliamentary immunity of our client are not the subject of ‘No prosecution “. They said that a hearing would take place in early March in front of the chamber of instruction for “nullities of procedure”.
Contacted, the Elysee did not want to comment and refuse to say whether the Place de Thierry Solere, Emmanuel Macron’s political advisor, is questioned.