Daniel Sperling, 65, now an opposition municipal councilor, appears for complicity and concealment of embezzlement of public funds. The national financial prosecutor's office contests the reality of the functions he exercised between 2007 and 2017 within the Assistance public - Marseille Hospitals (AP-HM) Alongside him, four former leaders of the AP-HM are on trial for em bezzlement.

“I was a very busy elected official but I always assumed that my professional responsibilities came first,” he added.