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The latest Le Figaro investigations: the Chevaline case, residence permits and a tense village election season

From Le Figaro · () French

Translated from French and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • A pistol found in Lake Annecy has revived hopes of solving the Chevaline killings, but the lead may be losing momentum.
  • A lawyers’ association has filed a complaint against Hauts-de-Seine prefect Alexandre Brugère, accusing him of obstructing residence-permit renewals.
  • In Grisy-Suisnes, residents remain shaken after opposition councillor and former candidate Tanguy de Vienne was found dead in his château.

Le Figaro’s latest reports focus on three unresolved stories, from a possible breakthrough in one of France’s most mysterious criminal cases to a dispute over residence permits and a shocked village facing tense municipal politics.

The excitement quickly faded.

· The source articleThe phrase describes the weakening lead involving a pistol found in Lake Annecy in the Chevaline case.

In the Chevaline killings, the accidental discovery on Aug. 21 of an old pistol raised hopes that investigators might finally find the weapon used in the crime. But the initial excitement has quickly faded, and the lead involving the Luger found in Lake Annecy could come to nothing.

Another report examines a complaint against Alexandre Brugère, the prefect of Hauts-de-Seine. A lawyers’ association close to the far left blames him for difficulties faced by foreigners trying to renew their residence permits. Brugère, citing figures, says he accepts responsibility for cutting off the flow of renewals and has explained his position to Le Figaro.

I accept responsibility for cutting off the flow.

· Alexandre BrugèreThe Hauts-de-Seine prefect explains his role in the dispute over residence-permit renewals.

In Seine-et-Marne, the village of Grisy-Suisnes remains gripped by fear after Tanguy de Vienne, a 56-year-old opposition councillor and unsuccessful candidate in the last elections, was found dead in his château on July 27. The report describes a community still in shock, with the shadow of tense municipal elections hanging over the village.

I have the whole village against me.

· Tanguy de VienneThe phrase appears in the report about the opposition councillor found dead in his château.
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Originally published by Le Figaro in French. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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