Bernard Laporte again in court.
This Tuesday, the president of the French Rugby Federation, withdrawn since mid-December, was heard by investigators in a money laundering case.
Placed in police custody, Bernard Laporte emerged free a few hours later.
The latter will not be prosecuted as confirmed by Thierry Nesa, lawyer for the president of the FFR, in a press release sent to
Figaro
.
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Thierry Nesa, lawyer at the Paris Court of Appeal, tax adviser to Bernard Laporte who accompanied him this morning to a hearing before the Service d'Enquête Judiciaire des Finances, informs that Bernard Laporte and himself have left the police service premises this day at 6 p.m., that no charge has been brought against Bernard Laporte at this stage, that it would be a donation granted more than 12 years ago to a former rugby player friend and partner of Bernard Laporte, donation which would not have been regularly declared to the tax authorities.
It is established that Bernard Laporte did not receive any sum and is only involved as a partner.
Master Thierry Nesa confirms that neither the French Rugby Federation nor rugby in general can be impacted by this private file.
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