Ladj Ly was taken into custody for "abuse of corporate assets"

Director Ladj Ly, in January 2020. -

Director Ladj Ly was taken into police custody Tuesday for "money laundering, breach of trust, abuse of corporate assets, forgery and use of forgery", learned

from a judicial source.

Police custody was lifted on Wednesday afternoon.

The association of the césarised filmmaker for

, which oversees his free film school Kourtrajmé in Seine-Saint-Denis, is the subject of a preliminary investigation for breach of trust and money laundering.

A search took place in mid-January at the premises of La Cité des Arts Visuels in Montfermeil, as part of this procedure opened in February 2020.

• Breach of trust

• Cinema

• Justice

• Culture