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Prosecutor Seeks 18-Month Suspended Terms for CGT Port Leaders in Marseille Funds Case

The case stems from a Cour des comptes audit of a well-funded employee social committee.

Le jugement a été mis en délibéré au 1er juin.
Pascal Galéoté (à gauche) au côté de deux avocats de la défense, Tom Bonnifay (au centre) et Philippe Vouland.

Overview

  • The Marseille prosecutor asked on Tuesday for 18-month suspended prison terms, fines, five-year bans from office, and a month-long posting of any conviction on the port’s website.
  • The court placed the case in deliberation and set a June 1 ruling.
  • Prosecutors allege about €264,833 in CSE money paid for 12 computers, 14 phones, tablets, a €475 pen, more than €98,000 in restaurant bills, and about €50,000 in travel, including train tickets for a 2016 protest in Paris.
  • Defense lawyers sought acquittal and said every expense supported the CSE’s work, calling the affair a union feud between CGT and Force Ouvrière.
  • Force Ouvrière and seven former port staff filed as civil parties, the port’s management did not, and about 200 CGT supporters protested outside the courthouse calling it a criminalization of union work.