Corruption case of the Baiona official: Driving licence points for gifts
- In addition, he explained that he made "favors" to 47 known people in the area, including businessmen and personalities from the world of sport, according to Naiz. He declared before the Pau court on 11 February, according to legal sources. He has been in provisional detention since 24 January, when he was arrested for shooting.
Naiz mentions that on 30 January the publication of the Rugbyrama case said that among the people who received the favors are the people around the rugby teams Aviron Bayonnais and Biarritz Olympique. Among the names that have appeared are Michel Poueyts, elected from Biarritz by Athletic Club. Berria journalist Oihana Teysey explained that Poueyts is accused of falsifying the driving licence through a senior police officer. Poueyts, technical director of the French Federation of Basque Ball, was released under supervision after making a statement at the Armed Institute of Barcelona.
This network of corruption, since the 1990s
Subprefect Hervé Jonathan made the case known in 2019 and initiated the internal investigation. The defendant ' s defence has stated that it has not been possible to refuse to commit fraud by seeing the importance of the people who received their favors. These include international rugby players and businessmen.
The court will decide on Thursday whether to release the staff member pending trial. If he was released, he would do so with an electronic bracelet, a measure of control to which the public prosecutor’s office has opposed.
EUR 904 billion. This is the annual cost of corruption in the European Union, according to a study carried out in 2020. Between 2008 and 2020, 3,743 cases of corruption were published in the media, of which 109 corresponded to Hego Euskal Herria. Of course, we will find more... [+]
