François Commeinhes (various right), the mayor of Sète (Hérault), was released, this Monday afternoon, by the criminal court of Montpellier, in the case of embezzlement of public funds for which he was prosecuted, reports the newspaper Free lunch.
In 2020, the Regional Chamber of Accounts had pinpointed, in one of its reports, part of the remuneration of the former director general of services (DGS) of the city and the agglomeration. Bonuses and additional bonuses, for a total amount of 99,000 euros, which the structure had deemed unfounded, continues the regional daily.
The mayor of Sète, and his lawyer, David Mendel, had mentioned negligence. There was no, they assured, voluntary embezzlement in this case. The former CEO of the singular island has also been released in this case.