The PS president of the Pyrénées-Orientales Departmental Council, Hermeline Malherbe, was indicted on May 16 for “favouritism, passive corruption, passive influence peddling and illegal taking of interests”. She was placed under judicial control, with a ban on leaving the national territory, said the public prosecutor of Marseille, Dominique Laurens.
According France Blue Roussillon, which revealed this indictment, Hermeline Malherbe and her husband are notably suspected of having benefited from discounts on work carried out in their home. The companies that intervened there also worked for the HLM Office of the department, which she chaired from 2015 to 2021.
“We are going to do everything we can to bring the light to light”, evokes the boss of the department on her Facebook page. “Anxious to let justice do its job, I will not speak on the subject outside of this statement”. She makes it clear that she does not intend to resign from her post. “This has no impact on my mandate as president of the department”, she specifies.