The National Financial Prosecutor’s Office has just opened a preliminary investigation into the public-private partnership of Nice’s grand stadium.
Anticor and its president Jean-Christophe Picard want to move forward:
“We are surprised by the refusal of the general director of services of the city of Nice ‘to discuss the substance of the case’ on the grounds that he is ‘bound by professional secrecy.’ Indeed, such an obligation is unenforceable in this instance.
In any case, we remind that Anticor and the Collective for a Citizen Audit of Debt had warned, as early as 2012, the public authorities about the financial risks this operation posed for the city of Nice.
We therefore welcome the opening of this investigation and will send our numerous observations to the National Financial Prosecutor.
More broadly, Anticor reiterates its demand to better regulate the use of public-private partnerships, described as ‘time bombs’ in the informational report by Senators Hugues Portelli (UMP) and Jean-Pierre Sueur (PS) dated July 17, 2014.
We particularly wish for the establishment of an opportunity control, carried out by an independent public body, which would involve citizens.”
We are waiting for the next developments…
