A divisive figure in La France Insoumise, MP Sophia Chikirou was indicted on Tuesday, September 24. She is suspected of aggravated fraud and misuse of corporate assets in the investigation into Jean-Luc Mélenchon’s campaign accounts at the time of the 2017 presidential election. Not one of these accusations has any concrete basis. “, proclaimed the LFI leader.
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” We are not afraid, we are not intimidated ” assured this Tuesday Jean-Luc Mélenchon following the announcement of the indictment for aggravated fraud and misuse of corporate assets of the rebellious MP Sophia Chikirou.
After six years of investigation into his campaign accounts for the 2017 presidential election, fueled by reports from the National Commission for Campaign Accounts and Political Financing (CNCCFP) and then the financial intelligence unit Tracfin, the leader of LFI still believes that this file is empty: ” Not one of these accusations has any concrete basis. ” he denounced in the afternoon.
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The courts suspect Mediascop, the communications consultancy firm of the Paris MP, of overcharging for certain services during Jean-Luc Mélenchon’s 2017 presidential campaign, which the 45-year-old elected official denies. According to a May 2022 investigative report revealed by Mediapart and seen by AFP, Mediascop saw its profitability increase from 12% for the 2012 presidential election to 22% for the 2017 election, a level “higher” than similar companies, although experts stressed that the comparison was “difficult”.
In October 2018, the public prosecutor’s office had ordered searches broadcast live on Jean-Luc Mélenchon’s Facebook pageat the party headquarters, at the home of the Insoumis leader and many collaborators, triggering the ire of the radical left party.
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