Bernard Laporte and Serge Simon, respectively president and vice-president of the FFR, were indicted on Tuesday noon during their hearing in the premises of the Brigade for the repression of economic crime (BRDE).
Contacted by Le Figaro, someone close to Bernard Laporte deeply regrets what he describes as a "media vendetta".
“There has been nothing new on the file for two and a half years.
This media explosion is a stratagem, a manipulation, ten days before the election to the presidency of the FFR.
It is unfortunate that the legal system is so sensationalist.
Bernard Laporte is condemned in the media while there is nothing new.
It's a shame."
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