• The former Secretary of State for Veterans has just been referred to the Court of Justice of the Republic for a case dating back to 2014.

  • While a member of the government, Kader Arif is suspected of promoting a business owned by his brother in a public market.

The facts dating back to his time in government, it is before the Court of Justice of the Republic that Kader Arif will appear. A judicial source has just confirmed to AFP that the former Socialist Secretary of State for Veterans Affairs is referred to this court for suspicion of favoritism for the benefit of a company managed by his brother, as part of the handover of a public market. The prosecutions relate to "illegal taking of interests, infringement of freedom of access to equal public procurement and embezzlement of public funds".

The case dates back to 2014. Kader Arif, close to François Hollande and at the time a Toulouse political figure, is suspected of having concluded, while he was Secretary of State, a contract between the Ministry of Defense and a company managed by his brother, whose name did not appear.

The contract was for a service of six or seven “media training” sessions, only one of which was actually provided, and amounted to 60,000 euros.

Searches at the ministry

In November 2014, when suspicion arose, Kader Arif, now 62 years old, was already weakened by an investigation opened by the Toulouse prosecutor's office, on a report by opposition officials from the former regional council. Midi-Pyrenees.

This component targeted “anomalies” in the contracts concluded between the region and two successive companies belonging to members of the elected official's family.

At the time, the Secretary of State had indicated that these "matters [concerned] absolutely not".

But searches carried out in the premises of the purchasing sub-directorate of the Ministry of Defense had forced him to resign from the government.

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  • Toulouse

  • Minister

  • Kader Arif

  • PS

  • Misappropriation of public funds

  • Justice