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“It’s time to get over it”: what is behind the dismissal of the head of Tracfin

Military landing. This Wednesday, February 28, the ink of the decree adopted by the Council of Ministers, which puts an end to the functions of Guillaume Valette-Vallat as director of Tracfin, is barely dry when the person concerned is asked to leave his office. Montreuil (Seine-Saint-Denis) on the same day. Since the executive branch sometimes has a knack for ordering when we’re unhappy, it’s out of the question to let a high-ranking official finish his day at a prestigious intelligence agency responsible for combating money laundering and the financing of terrorism. “It’s time to get rid of this,” says a parliamentary source coldly. He has caused too much harm. »

For months, the behavior of the man we call GVV, appointed head of Tracfin in January 2022 by the High Authority for Transparency in Public Life (HATVP), has caused murmurs in the corridors of Bercy and even beyond. This was reported by the information website L’Informed. In particular, its management is in question. “He crushed people,” admits the official, who wished to remain anonymous. To hire his relatives, he organized spoil system (replacement of management team) incredible violence. Between defamation of agents, shelving of cases and forced dismissal. »

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Source: Le Parisien

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