“It's terrifying.
I respond to a simple quote request and find myself in court.
How do I protect myself?
How do I do ?
I have to check that there are three companies competing and that I do not know anyone who works there!
"
The man at the helm of the Bobigny judicial court is a business manager, accused with eight other people alongside Laurent Rivoire, the former mayor (UDI) of Noisy-le-Sec, who was appearing for the offense of favoritism, illegal acquisition of interests and influence peddling, in his capacity as chairman of the mixed economy company (SAEM) Noisy-le-Sec Habitat, the city's HLM office.
On this second day of the hearing, the president focused on listening to the six business leaders implicated in this case.
With, the same question.
" Why you ?
Some companies had no seniority in the trade and were more expensive.
Another was this time “still very much below the price of others”.
The defendants justify the choice of the social landlord by their quality of work.
"I have nothing to say to you on the quality of your missions, that is not the subject", loose the court.
Public markets peeled
The president goes through all the contracts pointed out by prevention.
One by one.
By looking for the dates of signing, the dates of end of consultation, which companies and how many were put in competition, by comparing the prices, the offers of the companies.
“What was the rule for the number of companies to consult?
», Asks the president.
“Three”, underlines the former mayor.
The shadow of the former director general of SAEM hangs over the case.
His signature is affixed to all the documents pointed out.
The President also noted that some contracts were given to a company before the end of the consultation.
"I can not ask him the question, he is not there", retorts the president, when lawyers and defendants point out to him that it is up to the man concerned to answer.
He is also suspected of having destroyed certain documents before leaving. An accused recalls that “nothing has been hidden. Everything was done in a very transparent way. "There is a difference between hiding and choosing who to work with," said the president. The hearing resumes this Thursday, at 10:30 am, including the scheduled hearing of Laurent Rivoire.