A four-year prison sentence including two suspended sentences and a ban on civil and civic rights for five years were required Wednesday against Senator Jean-Noël Guérini tried before the Marseille Criminal Court for "
illegal taking of interests
".
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A firm eight-year sentence with a committal warrant was demanded against his brother Alexandre, accused of having orchestrated the rigging of public contracts.The prosecutor Étienne Perrin also demanded a 70,000 euros fine against Jean-Noël Guerini and 500,000 euros against his brother Alexander against whom a ban on civil and civic rights for 5 years was also requested.
The representative of the prosecution also asked the court for a ban for the two men to exercise a profession in the field of waste treatment and, for Alexandre Guérini, a ban from running a business for five years.
The former president of the Bouches-du-Rhône general council is suspected of having favored his brother, an entrepreneur in waste management, to obtain land intended for the expansion of a landfill.
Prosecuted for seven offenses including "
influence peddling
", "
breach of trust
" and "
abuse of corporate assets
", Alexandre Guérini is accused of having used his brother's position to put pressure on elected officials or officials to circumvent the lawsuits. public procurement procedures, get rich, eliminate competitors or favor relatives.
Alexandre Guérini, brother of Jean-Noël Guérini sentenced to eight years with a committal warrant.
BORIS HORVAT / AFP
The prosecutor demanded against the company of Alexandre Guérini, SMA Environnement, a fine of 1.5 million euros, the definitive ban from participating in a public contract and from exercising in the field of waste .
Sentences ranging from one year suspended to two years in prison, one of which is closed, and fines of 15,000 to 100,000 euros have finally been requested against the nine other defendants - elected officials, territorial officials, managers of companies - suspected of having participated to the “
Guérini system
”.
