Overview

• Investigators executed searches Monday at the Bouches‑du‑Rhône departmental council and the Marseille métropole, both led by Martine Vassal.
• The Marseille prosecutor is conducting two preliminary investigations triggered by Davoux’s Article 40 report.
• One inquiry targets suspected diversion of public funds, influence peddling and corruption tied to official travel and subsidies.
• The other examines alleged blackmail and incitement to hatred following a referral from the departmental authority.
• Vassal rejected the accusations as politically driven and called them “imaginary offenses,” while the two institutions labeled Davoux a “maître chanteur,” and no indictments have been reported.