French media found out who gave Fillon expensive suits
PARIS, March 17. /Offset. TASS Sergey Shcherbakov/. The unknown giver of expensive suits candidate in the presidential elections in France, françois Fillon appeared to advocate a Franco-Senegalese descent Robert Bourges.
This was reported by the TV channel BFM-TV.
“Yes, I actually bought two suits for Fillon in February. It was a gift, I expected nothing in response,” said Bourges French TV channel.
Last week, the newspaper Journal du dimanche accused the Fillon that he is buying too expensive clothes. According to the publication, over the last 5 years the politician spent on their business suits about €35.5 thousand. The newspaper also found that in early February a friend policy, whose name was not called, paid for two suits in the amount of €13 thousand “at the request of the Fillon”.
This information interested investigators. The relevant materials were attached to has already begun in relation to policy investigation, which local media dubbed “Penelopiad” (named after the wife of the Fillon). The investigators wanted to find out what was dictated by such a generous gift did in this case, the “trade effect”.
“This episode does not necessarily mean that the lawyer tried to bribe Mr Fillon, — said Eric Alt, Vice-Chairman of the Association Anticor, investigating cases of corruption, especially in political circles. — However, it is clear that such “gifts” is clearly inappropriate when we are talking about a candidate in the presidential election”.
It should be noted that the Fillon does not deny that his friend gave him the costumes. In an interview with the newspaper L’echo this week, he stressed that “there is nothing illegal”.