Le Graët case: severe provisional audit report for entire FFF governance

“MO12345LEMONDE” had access to the provisional audit report diligent by the Ministry of Sports, which concludes that the president “back” of the FFF “no longer has the legitimacy necessary to administer and represent French football” .

by Rémi Dupré

It is an understatement to say that the elected officials of the French Football Federation (FFF) were impatiently awaiting this document. Monday, January 30, the General Inspectorate of Education, Sport and Research (IGESR) transmitted to the executives of the body its provisional audit report, entitled “Control of the management of the FFF and compliance with obligations attached to it “. This report was cut into three sections: a part was sent to Philippe Diallo, an interim boss of the FFF, and to the Minister of Sports, Amélie Oudéa-Castéra; Another at Christmas Le Graët, president “back” of the federation; And a third in Florence Hardouin, the director general laying up as a conservatory, January 11.

MO12345LEMONDE had access to the 32 -page version sent to Philippe Diallo, who sent it to the members of the Executive Committee. The conclusions of the inspection mission are very severe for Christmas Le Graët.

“The mission considers that, given its behavior towards women, its public declarations and the failures of the governance of the FFF, Mr. Le Graët no longer has the legitimacy necessary to administer and represent French football, Write the inspectors, who have heard 103 people in more than three months. The Executive Committee has the capacity, to the majority of the votes of its members, to decide on the holding of an extraordinary general meeting, which would then have the power of Vote the dismissal of the president in office, as well as all the members of the committee elected on his list in March 2021. “

” Criminal qualification “

“The hearings conducted by the mission have highlighted a problematic attitude of Mr. Le Graët vis-à-vis women who can be qualified at least as a sexist, develop the inspectors of the Igesr. Even if he Thrown by invoking a benevolent paternalism of another era, his behavior cannot be considered today as respectful of the dignity of these people and in accordance with the expected obligation of exemplarity on the part of a president delegate federation. The mission has also collected several testimonies relating to the actions of Mr. Le Graët likely to receive a criminal qualification. “

The inspectors recall that they have issued a report to justice on January 13, under article 40 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. This led the Paris prosecutor’s office to open a preliminary investigation on January 16 against Mr. Le Graët.

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