The president of the LR group in the metropolis of Lyon, mayor of Caluire-et-Cuire in the Rhône and former deputy, Philippe Cochet, was sentenced this Wednesday to three prison terms, two of which were suspended and five years of ineligibility for a case fictitious employment of his wife.
One of the figures of the Lyon right and former deputy, Philippe Cochet (LR), was sentenced Wednesday to three years in prison, two of which were suspended, and five years of ineligibility with provisional execution for a case of fictitious employment of his wife. Denouncing a “deeply unfair and disproportionate” sentence, Mr. Cochet said in a press release that he regretted having to immediately leave his mandate as mayor of Caluire-et-Cuire, in the Rhône, while indicating that he would appeal.
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The next metropolitan elections disrupted by LR
The president of the LR group in the metropolis of Lyon and mayor of Caluire-et-Cuire (Rhône) was found guilty of embezzlement of public funds by the Paris judicial court. He was accused of having employed his wife, Laetitia Cochet, as a parliamentary assistant for several years, without her actually working.
The sentence was accompanied by a provisional execution, forcing him to leave his mandates at town hall and the Metropolis, including during the appeal procedure. This judgment shakes up the situation for the next metropolitan elections, with the Republicans having to designate their leader for the 2026 election on December 15.
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Laetitia Cochet, for her part, was sentenced to 2 years in prison with a 2-year probationary suspension and to 5 years of ineligibility with provisional execution. The firm part of the former MP's sentence will be placed under an electronic bracelet. The couple will also have to pay damages to the National Assembly and France Emploi.
The employment of a member of his family by an MP was only prohibited from 2017. In November, Marine Le Pen and 24 other defendants also appeared in a case of suspicion of fictitious employment of European parliamentary assistants of the National Rally, for which she notably risks ineligibility.
