Overview
- At the trial’s final hearing on Tuesday, Gaël Perdriau’s lawyers pleaded for acquittal, arguing he never possessed the video and gave no approval for the operation.
- The Lyon court scheduled its ruling for December 1 after a week of testimony and closing arguments.
- On Monday, prosecutor Audrey Quey requested three years in prison to be served, a five-year ineligibility with immediate execution, and a €50,000 fine for the mayor.
- The prosecution labeled Perdriau the decision-maker, while seeking two years firm for Samy Kéfi-Jérôme and Gilles Rossary-Lenglet and one year firm under electronic monitoring for Pierre Gauttieri.
- Quey asked to acquit two association leaders she said were duped; the case centers on a 2015 clandestine recording allegedly financed via two €20,000 municipal subsidies, which Perdriau denies, having said he would resign if convicted even on appeal.