The PS President of the Region wins her case before the European Court in a dispute with the town of Beaucaire

Carole Delga, présidente PS de la région Occitanie avait saisi la cour européenne des droits de l’homme ? Midi Libre – Archive GIACOMO ITALIANO

Carole Delga, the president (PS) of the Occitanie Region, was convicted of discrimination after refusing to sign the city contract carried by Julien Sanchez, the mayor (RN) of Beaucaire.

Carole Delga, the president (PS) of the Occitanie region, won her case before the European Court of Human Rights, in a dispute which has opposed her since 2016, to Julien Sanchez, mayor (RN) of Beaucaire.

Conviction on appeal

The president of the Region had been sentenced to a fine of 1,000 euros, by the Nîmes Court of Appeal, in 2019, for discrimination by a person responsible for discrimination. a public function with regard to the municipality of Beaucaire. Carole Delga had refused to sign the Beaucaire-Terre d’Argence city contract, carried by Julien Sanchez. The mayor of Beaucaire accused him of a discriminatory measure "because of the political label of Julien Sanchez", had pleaded at first instance then on appeal Me Sylvie Josserand… who has just been elected RN deputy in Gard and European deputy.

The Court of Cassation rejected the appeal filed by the president of the region. She did not give up and contacted the European Court of Human Rights which rendered its decision this Tuesday, July 9.

The European Court considered that Article 7 of the European Convention on Human Rights had not been respected. This article raised by Carole Delga's defense specifies that "no one can be convicted for an action or omission which, at the time it was committed, did not constitute a< /em> infraction according to national law or international law".