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Lyon Mayor Grégory Doucet in Custody Over Financial Misconduct Investigation

The ecological party leader is cooperating with authorities as inquiries focus on alleged misappropriation of public funds and irregularities in city mission tasks.

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Grégory Doucet, le maire EELV de Lyon.
Le maire de Lyon, Grégory Doucet (C), sort après avoir été remis en liberté après plus de 10 heures d'interrogatoire dans le cadre d'une enquête pour détournement de fonds publics, à la préfecture de police de Lyon, le 9 avril 2025

Overview

  • Mayor Grégory Doucet was detained on April 9, 2025, as part of an ongoing investigation into alleged financial misconduct at Lyon City Hall.
  • The inquiry examines potential misappropriation of public funds and irregularities involving city mission staff tasks.
  • Perquisitions at Lyon City Hall in March 2024 preceded the current escalation in the judicial process.
  • Doucet’s spokesperson confirmed the mayor is fully cooperating with authorities, but details of the allegations remain unclear.
  • The case intensifies political challenges for Doucet and his ecological party ahead of the 2026 municipal elections, with opposition figures gaining traction.