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PARIS: French investigators searched the Elysee presidential palace on Thursday as part of a probe into alleged favouritism and corruption, after a previous attempt was refused.
The search at the official residence of President Emmanuel Macron is linked to a probe into the repeated selection over several years of the same company to organise induction ceremonies at the Pantheon mausoleum, where prominent French figures are buried.
“Search operations took place on May 21 on the premises of the Elysee Palace, as part of the judicial inquiry focusing notably on the conditions under which certain public contracts relating to the organisation of Pantheon ceremonies were awarded,” the public prosecutor’s office said.
Thursday’s operation was “preceded by institutional consultations to ensure they could proceed”, it said.
