Overview
- Prosecutor Rodolphe Jarry in Pau confirmed he will launch an investigation after receiving the file signaled by the Landes prefect over a June 25, 2025 deliberation.
- The inquiry examines whether Mayor Charles Dayot breached impartiality rules by voting to approve the sale of two floors above the central post office to SAS Mocho.
- Reporting says one Mocho investor, Alexandre Movrel, had an old real-estate SCI with Dayot, and the mayor did not disclose this link during the vote.
- The transaction followed a 2023 call for projects, an initial €350,000 offer later revised to about €330,000 over asbestos costs, with public finance estimates near €360,000 and Mocho ultimately named buyer.
- Dayot denies any personal interest and cites a dormant SCI, while Movrel rejects the accusations as politically driven; this is the mayor’s third case alongside probes into driving with an annulled license and a harassment complaint ahead of March municipal elections.