The National Financial Prosecutor’s Office France is investigating the salary of the president of the Organizing Committee of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, expirationist Tony Estanguetas revealed this Tuesday by the local media.
Estanguet, visible face of the Games opening in the French capital on July 26had one compensation of 270,000 euros gross per year until 2020to which may be added a supplement of up to 20% if certain performance criteria are metsaid France Info.
According to Le Canard Enchaîné, number which slightly exceeds the salary ceiling imposed by French law for this type of organizationthe former athlete created a company to invoice “commercial benefits” to the Organization Committee.
The investigative weekly newspaper it published on the matter in October claimed that two reports from the French Anti-Corruption Agency had already warned of possible irregularities in the payment of the triple Olympic gold salaryas well as a “conflict of interest.”
He The Organizing Committee today showed its “surprise”. for this information and ensured that “the president’s salary is strictly controlled” and subject to audits, while being ready to answer questions about its management.
Source: La Verdad
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