Le Figaro Nantes
Since the announcement of his resignation, Yannick Morez, the mayor of Saint-Brévin-les-Pins (Loire-Atlantique) continues to point the finger at the "lack of support of the State" in the face of threats and arson of which he was a victim. A wait-and-see attitude that is according to him a determining factor in his decision to end his functions.
What is it really? This is what the members of the Senate's Law Commission are seeking to determine as part of their work on the violence faced by local elected officials. After hearing the resigning mayor on May 17, then Eric Dupond-Moretti, the Minister of Justice, on May 23, they decided to hear the prefect of Loire-Atlantique, Fabrice Rigoulet-Roze, and the sub-prefect of Saint-Nazaire, Michel Bergue, on May 31.
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No public meeting?
The two men will be questioned on the "means implemented by the prefectural services to deal with the threats and aggressions to which the mayor of Saint-Brévin-les-Pins was exposed because of a decision imposed by the State," it is indicated. This hearing, which will take place at 18 p.m., will be broadcast on the Senate website.
The version of the prefect of Loire-Atlantique will probably be closely scrutinized by Yannick Morez and his relatives. During his hearing, the resigning mayor had specifically targeted the senior official. "When he says he held public meetings ... From a prefect to lie brazenly in public, it's still important. He knows full well that he did not hold a public meeting. We have all the evidence. Just ask him the date, he will not be able to provide it because he has not done any, "had criticized the edile.
It is likely that Fabrice Rigoulet-Roze will be questioned on this specific subject. The latter will have to face senators who for some had said they were "shocked" by Yannick Morez's story. Hussein Bourgi, socialist senator of the Hérault, had clearly expressed his wish that the senior official be "sacked" because in his words "the sum of the failures" in this story "borders on incompetence".