His extravagant taxis notes eventually cost him dearly. Agnès Saal, former boss of the INA, who had spent 40,000 euros in taxi fares, part squandered by his son, was excluded from the public service for 2 years, 6 months firm, decided by an administrative penalty President of the Republic, announced Monday the Ministry of Culture, confirming a report in Point.
Ms Saal, who faced up to an outright dismissal of the administration, will be first excluded without pay for six months and then will be reinstated in the public service, where a new post will be offered.
She had resigned from the National Audiovisual Institute (INA) in April 2015 when the case broke. She took the head of the institute after seven years at the Pompidou Centre. Since, it is the subject of two investigations by public prosecutors of Créteil and Paris, these 40,000 euros taxi fare when she chaired the INA and 38,000 euros of expense when she headed the Centre Georges Pompidou . It also was the subject of an administrative disciplinary proceedings that resulted in the penalty imposed by the Decree of the Head of State.
Following the resignation of Ms. Saal, the Ministry of Culture had reminded around major public institutions leaders to prevent any drift on their costs. These institutions must now maintain a “dashboard” to track expenditures from their leaders.
In criminal law, the matter is not resolved
After an initial police custody in September, Agnès Saal had, once again, was placed in custody early December. The two floors of Créteil and Paris must decide what action they intend to give to the proceedings: no further action, appointment of trial judges or direct summons before a criminal court.
Agnès Saal had again caused a scandal last May when “Le Monde” had revealed that this official body of civil administrators had finally found, despite the case, the original ministry of it Culture.Elle was attached to the General Secretariat of the Ministry with a title of “special assistant on the issues of management of jobs and skills” …
She had been resettled the Ministry of Culture
The Minister of Culture, Fleur Pellerin, who had strongly reacted on hearing the original case by demanding “full reimbursement” “private travel expenses of the President,” had had to justify himself: “This is only the application of the Public Service Law”, had she assured. “We must not give the impression that Agnès Saal was not sanctioned. There was a real sanction since she was president of the INA, it is now responsible for mission, “Fleur Pellerin had continued. Obviously, as a sanction, the President of the Republic has found better.
According to Le Point, the decision of François Hollande already generating equitable relief from friends Ms Saal, including senior officials, who will address a letter to the President asking him to reconsider .
VIDEO. Agnès Saal (INA), resigned at the request of Fleur Pellerin (April 2015)
VIDEO. Taxi Agnès Saal notes: “We can not accept that nothing happens” (June 2015)
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