Overseas Minister Sébastien Lecornu was questioned on April 15 in Nanterre by the anti-corruption police on his past activities at the head of the Eure department, the subject of an investigation by the national financial prosecutor's office for "illegal taking of interests "AFP learned Tuesday from a source close to the matter.
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The minister was heard in hearing of a free suspect by the police officers of the Central Office for the fight against corruption and financial and fiscal offenses (OCLCIFF), responsible for this investigation opened in March 2019, according to this source, confirming information from Mediapart.
