searches carried out in the premises of the Organizing Committee and the agencies responsible for the opening ceremonies

The Central Office for the Fight against Corruption and Financial and Tax Offenses (OCLCIFF) carried out searches in the premises of the Organizing Committee for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games (Cojo) and the agencies responsible for the opening ceremonies (the companies Double2, Ubibene, Obo and Paname4), franceinfo learned Thursday October 19 from a judicial source, confirming information from AFP. They ended on Wednesday, October 18, in the evening.

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This same source specifies that these searches take place as part of a preliminary investigation led by the National Financial Prosecutor’s Office (PNF) into charges of illegal taking of interests, favoritism and concealment concerning several markets linked to the 2024 Olympic Games. Searches took place at the headquarters of the organizing committee (Cojo) of the 2024 Olympics in Saint-Denis (Seine-Saint-Denis), and Solideo, the public establishment responsible for site construction for the Games, last June.

Two other preliminary investigations have been opened since 2017 and 2022 on suspicion of illegal taking of interests and favoritism, concerning contracts awarded as part of the organization of the Games.