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Suspicions of tax fraud: the deputy Thierry Solère (LREM) in custody

The LREM deputy of Hauts-de-Seine Thierry Solère was placed in police custody Tuesday morning in Nanterre within the framework of the investigation that targets him for tax evasion and corruption, it was learned from the prosecutor's office, confirming information from the World.

The ex-elected LR had been deprived of his parliamentary immunity on July 11, at the request parquet floor of Nanterre. A request relayed to the President of the National Assembly by the person himself, former quaestor of the lower house, who said he wanted "to be heard" in this case.

Contacted by AFP, the lawyer of Mr. Solère could not be reached in the immediate future Tuesday.

The Nanterre public prosecutor's office opened in September 2016 an investigation for "tax fraud", following a complaint by Bercy.

The investigation was later extended to the heads of "influence peddling, corruption, misuse of corporate badets, illicit financing of election expenses and failure to report to the High Authority for the Transparency of Public Life (HATVP)". [19659004] This multifaceted affair had a sizeable collateral effect in June: he was suspected of having transmitted to Mr. Solère evidence on the investigation concerning him, the ex-Socialist seals guard Jean-Jacques Urvoas was put under consideration by the Court of Justice of the a Republic for "breach of professional secrecy".

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