US EditionThe President of Lille Metropolis, Damien Castelain, Sentenced to Two Years of Ineligibility for Embezzlement of Public Funds
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The president of Lille's European metropolis is forced to give up all of his elected office, and leaves the first vice-president of this intercommunality, Eric Skyronka, acting.
Damien Castelain, sentenced for abuse of trust and embezzlement of public funds, has to leave his post. The first vice-president of this important intercommunality, Eric Skyronka, will ensure the temporary.
On Tuesday 16 December, Damien Castelain's conviction was confirmed by the Douai Court of Appeal. The President of the European Metropolis of Lille (MEL) even sees his sentence worsened compared to the trial judgement: 18 months of suspended prison, 20 000 euros fine and a sentence of ineligibility of
Damien Castelain, President of the European Metropolis of Lille, is sentenced this Tuesday by the Court of Appeal of Douai to 18 months' suspended imprisonment, €20,000 fine and two years' ineligibility with provisional execution. He will therefore have to leave his office as President of the MEL.
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