Xavier Lacombe, who is due to take over the seat of deputy for Corsica-du-Sud from Laurent Marcangeli, who became Minister of the Civil Service, on Friday, was indicted this Tuesday, January 21 in a case of disputed proxies for the territorial elections of June 2021 . “I confirm the indictment on Tuesday of Mr. Lacombe for complicity in forgery and possession of forgery”, Ajaccio public prosecutor Nicolas Septe told AFP, adding that the future deputy was placed under judicial supervision.
This indictment concerns a “quarantine” disputed powers of attorney established in Péri, when Io was mayor, without the principals being present when a gendarme validated them, a judicial source told AFP. These proxies did not have “no impact on the vote” elections, said this source.
For the territorial elections concerned by these disputed proxies, Xavier Lacombe appeared in eleventh place on the list led by Laurent Marcangeli, then leader of the opposition island right, and this list came second with 32% of the votes cast, far behind the list of Gilles Simeoni (40.6%). Xavier Lacombe was one of the 17 right-wing opposition representatives in the Corsican Assembly.
-In July 2022, he was to be tried in court on prior admission of guilt for this case. The Ajaccio public prosecutor's office had proposed a three-month suspended prison sentence, not recorded in the criminal record, which Xavier Lacombe had accepted in principle, but the president of the court had refused to approve this procedure, requesting a trial.
A judicial investigation was then opened, entrusted to an investigating judge from Ajaccio, who also indicted two gendarmes and the first deputy mayor of Peri, Jean Susini, in this case, a source told AFP. judicial.
In a press release Xavier Lacombe indicated that “although humanly affected by this decision”, he “wants to reaffirm his innocence and his complete confidence in justice”. Il “intends to defend its integrity, not to make comments and to devote itself entirely to its missions” deputy, municipal councilor and advisor to the Urban Community of the Ajaccian country.
