2023-06-27 06:36:00
Two months after the resignation of the Federal Secretary of State for Gender Equality, the head of the MR group of the Charleroi municipal council Nicolas Tzanetatos accuses the alderman in charge of Sports Karim Chaïbaï of having “made mistakes, even faults identical to those of Sarah Shlitz. »
As a reminder, the firm of the latter had negotiated the presence of its logo with designated operators within the framework of a call for projects. “These are photos and videos of the alderman we are talking about here”, according to Tzanetatos who forced the debate in favor of the vote on the reissue of the summer street basketball tournament.
Mayor Paul Magnette wanted to sweep away the existence of the slightest similarity with the Sarah Shlitz case. “For the good and simple reason that no written instruction was given to the beneficiary of the subsidy. However, we cannot prevent him from promoting his event as he sees fit, ”he said in substance. “Nor prohibit proxies from defending their policies in communication media. »
“A real problem of legality”
More fundamentally, the MR group leader points in this file to what he interprets as fraud in the public market. According to him, “the subsidy granted by the city is partially used to finance the renovation of basketball courts and the installation of sports equipment, in particular street workout structures. As far as I know, these executions are not part of the organization of an event. These are public works subject to the development of a market and competitive bidding. For him, “derogating from this obligation raises a real problem of legality. Especially since the designated Brussels non-profit organization does not have official skills or approval to carry out work of this type. How, then, can the city be guaranteed of the proper execution of the work? What in the event of an accident? “ These questions have not been answered, Paul Magnette announcing that the administration would verify the conformity of the decision. Finally, Tzanetatos deplores the opacity of the accounts, and the lack of breakdown of expenditure. According to him, “there is no clarity in the use of public money. There is no control either. For this tournament, the cost estimate was 22,000 euros in 2022. We will be at 30,000 this year, an increase of almost 50%. » Is it justified by the additional activities that will be offered to young people in the neighborhoods, such as the creation of an artistic fresco? Yes, affirmed a sports alderman in good faith. The blows of the MR who recalled that the financial management of the city had issued a favorable opinion with reservations undoubtedly hurt. If the granting of the subsidy was voted majority against opposition MR (abstention of the PTB and DéFI), the political debate is not closed…
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