Thierry Lepaon bleached by the CGT in his work on the case … – The World

The CGT is now ” capacity “ ” restore the truth about (…) honesty “ Thierry Lepaon. Before the Executive Board confederal Tuesday, April 14, the general secretary of the union, Philippe Martinez, his predecessor cleared of any responsibility in the case of the renovation of his office and his official residence.

S ‘Based on an internal investigation, he said that the work “was made outside the general secretary of responsibility” , which is “including not aware of the quote” and “discovered the work once they have been completed.”

Read the portrait of Philippe Martinez, a “Metallo” at the head CGT

A “shift” bill

The former number one CGT eventually resigned in January after a series of revelations about the amount of work in his official apartment and into his office and finally severance pay he had touched when he left the CGT Normandy to lead the union.

“The truth finally bursts” , reacted former Secretary General in an interview with The Opinion.fr website, which claims to have “through hell”. “I found my honor, my dignity, the fruit of my commitments. “

Also read the story: Thierry Lepaon, the hundred days of a fall

If he clears his predecessor, Mr. Martinez however said Tuesday that the jobs bill was “out of step with the reality of the services performed” and did not rule “legal recourse” .

To prevent this from happening again, the union took “corrective action” , said Mr Martinez. “At least three quotes” will now be required to “amounts exceeding 5,000 euros” , and various permits are required for amounts to 10 000.

Mea culpa

The CGT has also decided to recruit a Chief Financial Officer for “work more rigorously” , in the words its number one

Other mea culpa. The union “individually and collectively underestimated the severity of the crisis” she crossed, “what led us to a lack of clarity and responsiveness “, said Martinez.

This has again regretted that ” internally taken documents “ were “disseminated to the press, fueling an unprecedented press campaign against the former leader of the CGT and honor. “

Read the interview with Philippe Martinez:” The CGT is not sick “