Overview

• Mayor Christian Estrosi, his wife Laura Tenoudji-Estrosi and France Télévisions president Delphine Ernotte were held in a day-long garde à vue in Marseille before being released without immediate charges
• The inquiry focuses on alleged misappropriation of 1.13 million euros in municipal subsidies for the 2023 Eurovision Junior contest and the Nice Climate Summit
• Judicial authorities are investigating possible illegal conflicts of interest and falsified public records under détournement de fonds publics, prise illégale d’intérêts and faux en écriture publique statutes
• Jean-Christophe Tortora, president of La Tribune, along with several France Télévisions employees, were also questioned and have pledged full cooperation
• Investigators from the Marseille Juridiction interrégionale spécialisée have until early September to determine whether to bring formal prosecutions