La Seyne Mayor Declared Ineligible: "The Legal Battle Is Not Over," Reacts Nathalie Bicais After Her Conviction

Reacting to the judgment in a press release, Nathalie Bicais first believes that the "sanction is extremely heavy in this case where there is neither embezzlement, nor personal enrichment, nor harm to the municipality" .

And she asks: "How can we explain the failure to appoint an investigating judge in this two-year investigation, which involved a search of my home and city services, followed by a 34-hour police custody period, including a night in a cell?"

In the same vein, Nathalie Bicais accuses her political opponents, "first and foremost Jean-Pierre Colin, who orchestrated false hearings and managed to deceive the courts. At the same time, the elected members of my majority connected with the case cited were never heard. Why?"

Hence this statement: "The judicial system has been hijacked by political mercenaries, well-versed in the mysteries of justice, to bring me down politically and attempt to seize the power that they are incapable of obtaining democratically through the ballot box."

"A decision with irreparable consequences"

"After five difficult years of devoting myself entirely to my mission as mayor," Nathalie Bicais continued, "I must leave office. My opponents wanted my political death, which is what the decision to order an unjustified provisional execution achieves, with irreparable consequences. However , she added, the legal battle is not over. Its goal is to give citizens back the right to choose their mayor, a right that has just been taken away from them."

Appealing the judgment, Nathalie Bicais continues, "is also a fight for honor that I intend to lead, by appealing the court's decision and using all legal avenues to highlight the bias in this case and reestablish the truth."

And to conclude: "I want to assure the people of La Seyne, all those who supported me, that my commitment to the city continues. No longer as mayor, but it continues, because I, La Seyne, truly believe in it!"