At the beginning of November, the investigative book “Les Raptors” revealed “affairs possibly suggestive of illegal taking of interest and favoritism” on the part of the elected representative of the National Rally.
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Justice will open an investigation into the town hall of Fréjus, headed by David Rachline, elected from the National Rally, following a book calling into question its management, announced the Draguignan prosecutor’s office on Sunday December 10, confirming information from The Obs. This “Preliminary investigation” covered “cases involving the award of public contracts and cases possibly suggestive of illegal taking of interest and favoritism”specified the prosecutor, Pierre Couttenier, to the weekly.
Raptors, written by journalist Camille Vigogne-Le Coat and published at the beginning of November by Les Arènes, denounces the lifestyle of David Rachline, disproportionate in relation to his compensation as mayor of Fréjus. He also accuses it of arrangements with a powerful local construction contractor for the award of public contracts, far from the exemplary image claimed by the far-right party. He also relays the mayor’s drunken evenings, where racist remarks and anti-Semitic gestures are made.
“It is quite standard for the prosecution to open an investigation to find out whether what is indicated in this book is true or not. I find that quite natural at the moment”, reacted Marine Le Pen, president of the RN group in the National Assembly, on Europe 1 and CNews. Contacted by AFP, David Rachline could not immediately be reached. He declared several weeks ago that, according to him, there was no “not a factual element which tends to demonstrate that the procedures are not respected” for public procurement.
