the prefect of Val-de-Marne will take authorized motion | EUROtoday

The prefect of Val-de-Marne will refer the matter to the general public prosecutor of Créteil after the mayor of Villeneuve-Saint-Georges made a Nazi salute on Saturday April 20 within the municipal council, the prefecture introduced on Sunday. “Such a gesture, which was the subject of numerous testimonies addressed to the representative of the State, is completely unacceptable”estimated the prefecture in a press launch.

The municipal council of Villeneuve-Saint-Georges met on Saturday to vote on the annual finances of this commune of 35,000 inhabitants, positioned about fifteen kilometers south of Paris, in Val-de-Marne.

Lacking a majority, Philippe Gaudin, numerous right-wing mayor since 2020, did not have his finances adopted on April 15, the deadline set by legislation, attributable to a boycott by many elected officers. He was then given a deadline till Saturday.

“A joke”, in response to the mayor

During the session, the tone rose between the elected environmentalist Birol Biyik and Philippe Gaudin, the primary accusing the second of an alliance with the far proper to take the town in 2020. Exasperated, the mayor then suspended the session and made a Nazi salute, which he even repeated, “the second time with the lyrics”accused deputy Emmanuelly Gouguugnan-Zadigue on BFM-TV.

Questioned by the channel, Philippe Gaudin apologized for a “unfortunate gesture”evoking “a joke” and no “a sign of belonging”. “It’s an anti-Semitic act”quite the opposite, estimated Emmanuelly Gouguugnan-Zadigue, requesting the resignation of the mayor and indicating his want to ” file a complaint “ in opposition to him with a number of different elected officers.

In its press launch, the prefecture additionally indicated that it will contact the Ile-de-France regional audit chamber, which “will propose the necessary measures to establish a balanced budget allowing a budget to be adopted”.