From the town hall to the criminal court? Mayors fear that the reopening of schools could expose them to complaints in the event of the death of a sick pupil or member of the Covid-19 staff. The nightmare of the councilors, charged to "ensure" the "public security" , according to the general code of local authorities: report be copyright manslaughter. An offense punishable by a maximum penalty of five years imprisonment and a 75,000 euro fine.
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The threat hangs over their heads, even if the number of precedents remains limited: 187 local elected officials were prosecuted for homicide or involuntary injuries between 1995 and 2019, of which 45 were convicted, according to the Observatoire des risks de la territorial life, created by SMACL insurance. This is the sixth reason for prosecution of local elected officials, far behind the attack on probity (corruption, favoritism, illegal taking of interests, etc.), the first reason to be challenged (1,717 prosecutions between 1995
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