Philippe Marini, LR mayor of Compiègne, in police custody

It's a case of corruption and favoritism in connection with... Waste management.

The LR mayor of Compiègne (Oise) and ex-senator Philippe Marini was placed in police custody on Tuesday with five other people as part of an investigation, we learned from a source familiar with the matter.

Philippe Marini was placed in police custody at 9 a.m. in this case relating to the awarding of a public contract in the waste treatment sector, the same source added, confirming information from the

.

The former chairman of the Senate Finance Committee is heard by the gendarmes of the Paris research section, as part of a judicial investigation opened for "favoritism", "corruption", "illegal taking of interests" and “unlawful agreement”.

A market of 36 million euros

Among the five other people in police custody is the boss of the company Paprec, who had, according to Le

, won a contract in 2017 for the construction of a waste sorting center for an amount estimated at 36 million euros. euros.

As part of the same investigation, searches were carried out in May 2021 at the premises of the Agglomeration of the Compiègne region and at the home of Philippe Marini.

Contacted Tuesday by AFP, the town hall of Compiègne did not wish to comment.

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