Found dead in the street, the old man lived for years in the garage of a deputy who fought against slumlords

The parking box served as his home for years. UNSPLASH ILLUSTRATION

Died in the street in April 2022 in Châtenay-Malabry, Raymond Sebas lived for years in a garage belonging to LR MP Michel Herbillon. The latter assures that he was not aware of the occupation of this parking box.

The affair was revealed by Médiapart this Sunday, January 14. The investigative newspaper indicates that Raymond Sebas, 76, lived for years in an "unsanitary" parking box. belonging to the MP LR for Val-de-Marne, Michel Herbillon. Died in the street in the middle of a cold snap in 2022, Raymond Sebas had the keys to this garage with him at the time of his death. 

In this box of approximately 10 m2 without window, bottles of fruit juice, cans of peas, a packet of puree and cartons of milk were stored on several shelves " were found, which seems to confirm that the old man did indeed live there. 

In its investigation, Médiapart underlines that Michel Herbillon is known for having regularly denounced “sleep merchants” in the National Assembly. and “unworthy” housing. He is also committed to “dependent elderly people”, proposing in 2022 to make them the “great national cause”. 60~/p>

The MP gives his version

If he did not respond to requests from our colleagues, the person concerned denounced on the social network ;quot;incriminating article" slandering him. 

He claims to have never taken care of this garage, attached to his parents' apartment. "I did not know its exact location and I never had the keys", he assures in his press release.

Depuis 24h, je fais l’objet d’une véritable calomnie à la suite d’un article à charge de Mediapart qui met gravement en cause mon honneur.

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— Michel Herbillon (@MichelHerbillon) January 15, 2024

"Neither my mother nor I were aware that Mr. Raymond Sebas used this premises other than to store his equipment."

For him, reality is "much sadder” that "the scandalous exploitation that Médiapart" makes of it, considering that it's above all about "the'story& ;nbsp;of a lonely man whose dignity silenced his distress.