Trial of D. Gibbs, V. Damaseau and A. Petrus postponed to March 2020

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Today, the president and two vice-presidents of the community were summoned before the Saint-Martin Criminal Court. All three were present and asked for additional time to prepare their defense, their lawyer not having received a full copy of the file. The prosecution did not oppose the dismissal, "it was acquired before the hearing," said the prosecutor. The court therefore postponed their trial to March 26, 2020.

Assisted by master Jean-Yves Leborgne, Valérie Damaseau is accused of violating the freedom of access or the equality of candidates in public contracts between September 7, 2017 and September 5, 2018.

Annick Pétrus, assisted by Patrick Boquet, is also accused of these same facts but over a different period, from January 1, 2018 to February 28, 2019.

As for the president assisted by master Philippe Petit, he is also accused of these same facts over more periods: from September 7, 2017 and September 5, 2018, January 1, 2018 to February 28, 2019, October 14, 2017, from May 16, 2018 to January 9, 2019, from January 1 to December 31, 2018, from January 1, 2018 to May 24, 2019 and from January 1, 2018 to June 5, 2019, each period corresponding to a market.

The violation of the freedom of access or the equality of the candidates in the public markets is commonly called the crime of favoritism. She is punished with a sentence of two years' imprisonment and a maximum fine of 30 euros. In addition, the law of September 000, 15 for confidence in political life established a mandatory additional penalty, that of ineligibility. That is to say that if the three elected officials are found guilty of acts of favoritism, they will be automatically rendered ineligible for a period that the judges fix. Unless the latter, "by a specially motivated decision, decide not to pronounce this penalty in consideration of the circumstances of the offense and the personality of their author".

Furthermore, Daniel Gibbs is also being prosecuted for theft, misappropriation or destruction of property from a public deposit by the depositary or one of his subordinates between September 7, 2017 and September 5, 2018 and from October 2017 to December 21, 2017. He this is another offense of breach of probity punishable by ten years' imprisonment and a fine of one million euros, the amount of which may be doubled from the proceeds of the offense.

(soualigapost.com)

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