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  • Béziers Mayor Faces Trial for Refusing to Marry Couple Over Immigration Status
    20 February, by Sylvanus

    Prosecuted for refusing to marry, in July 2023, a French woman and an Algerian under an obligation to leave the territory (OQTF), Robert Ménard, mayor (DVD) of Béziers (Hérault) will be summoned before a criminal court after rejecting, on Tuesday, February 18, the "plea bargain" proposed by the Montpellier prosecutor.
    A new twist in the case of the refusal to celebrate a marriage in Béziers. The mayor of the city was summoned on Tuesday as part of a procedure for appearance on prior (…)

  • Prefecture Employee Accused of Selling Residence Permits to Drug Traffickers
    2 April, by Prince

    An employee of the prefecture of Béziers, in the Hérault, would have received nearly 500,000 euros to fraudulently issue residence permits to drug traffickers of Moroccan origin.
    According to La Dépêche, the case dates back to 2022, when the Moroccan authorities reported suspicious movements of a French national between Morocco and Haute-Garonne. The investigation conducted by the Anti-Drug Office (OFAST) of Toulouse made it possible to identify a drug trafficking network, several members (…)