French Senate President reports Senator Herzog to justice over harassment, fund embezzlement allegations

French Senate President Gérard Larcher has formally reported Senator Christine Herzog to the Paris prosecutor's office, escalating a disciplinary case against her. The move follows a severe sanction imposed on Herzog by the upper house of parliament in mid-July, which included a 15-day suspension from public and private sessions and the withholding of most of her senatorial allowances for six months.

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We made a report on July 24 to the public prosecutor of Paris

The Senate's disciplinary committee found that Herzog "knowingly allowed her partner to exercise de facto authority over her parliamentary collaborators." This partner allegedly benefited from Senate resources to collect electoral endorsements in the past. The sanctions represent a significant financial loss for Herzog, estimated at around 32,000 euros, and constitute the most severe penalty available under the Senate's rules.

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I categorically deny the accusations and promise the hour of truth.

Christine Herzog, a senator from Moselle representing the Union Centriste group, has vehemently denied the accusations. In a statement on Facebook on July 26, she declared, "I categorically deny the accusations and promise the hour of truth." She asserted that she has not "embezzled a single cent of public money" and contested the claims of moral harassment, attributing them to a salary dispute with a collaborator whose account of events differs significantly from her own.

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I have not embezzled a single cent of public money. I also contest the accusations of moral harassment against me. They originate from a salary dispute with a collaborator, whose version of events is very different from mine.