Did the PS mayor of Lille buy the support of boxing champion Licia Boudersa during the 2020 municipal elections? This is the whole purpose of a preliminary investigation opened by the Lille public prosecutor’s office last August, BFMTV revealed this Wednesday, September 20. According to information from our colleagues, Martine Aubry is suspected of having exchanged the athlete’s vote and public support for a job as a sports presenter at Lille town hall. Facts qualified as corruption and illegal taking of interests.
And if, for the moment, the investigations continue their course, certain elements gathered by BFMTV would not really work in favor of the elected socialist. Including the report which would have allowed the opening of the investigation. Issued two years ago by Violette Spillebout, Renaissance MP from the North and losing candidate against Martine Aubry in 2020, this testimony would indicate suspicions about the support displayed on social networks by Licia Boudersa towards Martine Aubry.
According to Violette Spillebout, the four-time world champion would have offered her the same kind of arrangement. As proof, the parliamentarian would have provided the justice system with SMS messages in which the boxer would have clearly expressed her objectives: “I don’t care at all about politics, my interest is personal. Today, I am unemployed. […] I always said that I would be with the person who found me a job”, we could read in these messages consulted and then quoted by BFMTV.
Comments which add to the obtaining of a position as a sports instructor at the town hall of Lille on March 16, 2020. The sudden hiring of Licia Boudersa had at the time attracted the attention of the CFDT. The union expressed its surprise in a press release pointing out the fact that the boxing champion had passed in front of the municipal contractors, who were also waiting for tenure.
Contacted by our colleagues, Licia Boudersa did not wish to comment, pointing out that she had previously held several temporary positions at Lille town hall. The town hall, for its part, claims to be unaware of the ongoing investigation. The officials assured BFMTV that they had “no concerns” about the outcome, because Licia Boudersa’s situation had already been examined by the National Campaign Accounts Commission, as well as by the administrative court. from Lille.
