Philippe Essig, 91, was briefly Secretary of State for Housing in the government of Michel Rocard. He managed the RATP, the SNCF and the Channel Tunnel.
The old man filed a complaint at the police station, specifying that his stolen phone contained “sensitive data” The investigation was entrusted to the Versailles judicial police. “We have no leads at the moment. The victim's cell phone contains telephone numbers of political figures,” specifies Maryvonne Caillibotte, public prosecutor inVersailles.