Marie Nelly Verpile Boyer, Secretary General of the Senate, was released this Thursday, May 9, 2024, one week after being placed in custody by order of investigating judge Merlan Belabre. This release, according to information reaching the editorial staff, occurs after a request for a free hand produced by his lawyers.
She only spent a week in storage. Marie Nelly Verpile Boyer, Secretary General of the Senate, has been released. Many supporters and sympathizers gathered near the investigating office to support the SG.
According to the information we have, after the order of detention against Marie Nelly Verpile Boyer, her lawyers filed a request to lift the arrest warrant in her favor. An approach which resulted in the release of the Secretary General.
This arrest was carried out as part of the investigation into the alleged corruption scandal surrounding the management of assets in the Senate of the Republic and the granting of debit cards. She was arrested following her hearing by the investigating magistrate.
The case was revealed by the Anti-Corruption Unit (ULCC), which recommended the initiation of public action against several senior officials, including Joseph Lambert, Wanique Pierre, Richard Lénine Hervé Fourcand and Gracia Delva , for their alleged involvement in acts of misappropriation of public property.
This recommendation from the ULCC shed unprecedented light on questionable practices allegedly taking place within the Senate, fueling calls for a thorough investigation and rigorous judicial action.
By: Daniel Zéphyr
