The media learned about the searches in the house of the presidential candidate of France’s Fillon
In the house Francois Fillon, candidate for the French presidency from the party “the Republicans” — were searched, learned Le Raga. Earlier Fillon was given a summons to court for arraignment.
In the house of the candidate in presidents of France from the “Republicans” françois Fillon were searched. This was reported by the newspaper Le Raga citing its sources.
The sources said that searches were conducted on the morning of Thursday, March 2, employees of the Central office for the fight against corruption, financial and tax crimes (Oclciff) in the house of spouses Fillon in the seventh arrondissement of Paris.
Searches are carried out as part of an investigation that French prosecutors opened February 24, the newspaper notes. Then it was announced that the investigation opened against “unidentified persons” on charges of embezzlement of public funds, misuse of public funds and complicity in the concealment of these crimes.
On the eve Fillon received a summons to the court in this proceeding. “My lawyer told me that I was summoned to court March 15 for arraignment,” — said the presidential candidate during a press conference. While Fillon said he was not going to withdraw from the race.
We are talking about accusations, according to which Fillon, who is still a Deputy of the French Parliament in 1998-2002, allegedly fictitiously employed his wife Penelope as his assistant
On the 25th of January was written by the popular French weekly Canard enchaine. However, as noted by the publication, in itself, the employment of relatives is not a crime, however, no results of operations of Penelope Fillon could not be found.
The Fillon denies the allegations in the fictitious employment of the spouses and argues that she received money for the work in Parliament is legal.
He also apologized to the French for the fact that his wife Penelope was placed in the Parliament and received a salary there.