Overview
- AC!! Anti‑Corruption lodged a complaint with the Parquet national financier on Friday accusing Bally Bagayoko, mayor of Saint‑Denis, of embezzlement, fictitious employment and related integrity breaches based on reporting in Le Canard enchaîné.
- The complaint seeks verification of whether formal authorizations were granted to hold a full‑time RATP managerial post alongside elected mandates and asks for proof of Bagayoko’s effective presence at the RATP during those mandates.
- Le Canard enchaîné reported that Bagayoko was hired at the RATP in 2000 without a competitive exam, worked flexible hours and that a 2015 municipal raise to his deputy indemnity helped bring his combined pay to over €6,000 a month.
- Bagayoko has denied wrongdoing on social media and called the coverage a political smear, while the RATP told reporters it will cooperate with justice if the PNF asks and regional leaders have demanded recruitment transparency.
- Under French rules, holding two full‑time public posts is prohibited without an express, motivated authorization, so the PNF’s choice to open an investigation would determine whether the allegations move from media scrutiny to formal judicial inquiry.