Sudden! The headquarters of the Paris Organizing Committee for the Olympics has been searched! What is the situation? French National Financial Prosecutor's Office | Olympic Organizing Committee | Paris
On the 20th local time, due to suspicion of corruption, the French National Financial Prosecutor's Office authorized the police to conduct searches on the headquarters of the Paris Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games and related construction companies responsible for the construction of Olympic venues.
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On the 20th, the French National Financial Prosecutor's Office authorized the police to conduct searches on the headquarters of the Paris Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games located in Saint Denis, a northern suburb of Paris, as well as the construction company Soledeo, responsible for the construction of venues for the Paris Olympics and Paralympics. The search operation ended around 5:30 pm on the same day.
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The Paris Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games stated that it is fully cooperating with the search operation. The International Olympic Committee announced on the same day that it had learned of the search of the Paris Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games and stated that it would closely cooperate with relevant departments.
The French National Financial Prosecutor's Office stated that the search operation was based on two previous investigations. One of the investigations was conducted in 2017, involving possible illegal interest income, misappropriation of public funds, and favoritism in a procurement contract with the Paris Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games. Another investigation was conducted in 2022, involving possible illegal interest income and favoritism in multiple procurement contracts between the Paris Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games and Solideo Construction Company.
It is reported that the 2024 Paris Olympics will be held from July 26th to August 11th, and the Paralympics will be held from August 28th to September 8th.
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