In a press release published on According to the independent media, the LFI deputy for Loire-Atlantique Andy Kerbrat, arrested while he was buying drugs, would have financed his consumption with his deputy expenses.
Asked by MediapartAndy Kerbrat admitted to his journalist Antton Rouget that he “does anything with money order fees” before reimbursing the National Assembly.
He admitted on Tuesday October 22 to having been caught in the act of purchasing drugs. The elected official declared, on the social network X, that he had been checked on October 17.
During the check, the police found 1.35 grams of 3-MMC on Andy Kerbrat while the seller, a teenager, had one gram of 3-MMC and €200. He then admitted his addiction and indicated that he was going to follow a treatment protocol.
Justice seized in the event of confirmation
In his press release, Yaël Braun-Pivet indicated that each year, a third of the deputies are drawn at random to be controlled. “The situation of all deputies is therefore checked at least once during the duration of the legislature. All expenses of the deputies drawn by lot are controlled” she recalls.
The ethics officer of the National Assembly will therefore verify the expenses of Andy Kerbrat who has made himself available to the justice system. “If the facts prove true, they would call for the strongest possible condemnation. […] The courts would be seized in the event of misappropriation of public money, especially to finance illicit expenditure. »
