French Police Search Sites in Corruption Probe, Macron’s Presidential Residence Denies Access
- On Tuesday, financial investigators raided The Elysée Palace as part of a probe into contracts repeatedly awarded to Shortcut Events for prestigious memorial ceremonies.
- Investigators are scrutinizing why Shortcut Events was selected for over two decades until 2024 to host Pantheon inductions for France's most notable historic figures, including French Resistance members.
- Ceremonies honored figures like Missak Manouchian and Josephine Baker, with the Canard Enchaine estimating each event cost "around €2 million ."
- Separately, authorities launched similar raids at the offices and homes of Covid-era health ministers Olivier and Agnes Buzyn as part of an inquiry into the pandemic's handling in France.
- The Elysée Palace in Paris serves as the residence and workplace of the French president, as well as a venue for hosting high-profile guests.
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Investigative judges who are investigating public contracts awarded to Shortcut Events for pantheonization ceremonies have been prevented from searching, on the pretext of presidential immunity which would extend to the premises of the Elysée. Several jurists contest.
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The Gateway PunditFrench Police Tries to Raid Elysée Palace in Corruption Probe, but Are Denied Entrance by Presidency Staff Invoking Macron’s Immunity
French police were denied access to Emmanuel Macron’s official residence as part of a corruption investigation into the organization of state ceremonies posthumously honoring citizens https://t.co/SAgPSpeIBs — Bloomberg (@business) April 14, 2026
When it comes to the French president, the rules are quite different from those of ordinary citizens. Corruption investigators were denied access to the Presidential Palace. What does Macron have to hide? Corruption suspects of the financial prosecutor's office arrived at the prestigious Élysée Palace in Paris on Tuesday morning. Their aim was therefore to clear up a massive scandal about embezzled taxpayers' money and favoritism at millions of …
Iron curtain at 55 rue du Faubourg-Saint-Honoré. Venus searched the offices of the Presidency in the case of "pantheonizations", the magistrates of the national financial prosecutor's office were removed
The French Presidency refused Tuesday to allow investigators to enter the House of Elysée as part of an investigation into contracts related to memorial ceremonies, calling for the immunity enjoyed by French President Emmanuel Macron, reports POLITICO and Le Figaro.
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