Hervé Neau died in the premises of the town hall of his town in Loire-Atlantique, on February 11, 2022, after being the target of malicious writings. The investigation open for “moral harassment” is stopped. Which stirs up the pain of his loved ones.
by Yan Gauchard (Nantes, correspondent)
“It is not now that we are going to flank …” In his office of the town hall of Rezé (Loire-Atlantique), a commune of 43,000 inhabitants adjoining Nantes, Agnès Bourgeais, captain of the municipal team ( Elected on a citizen and various left list), hammers this promise of resilience, like a mantra. The period that opens is “trying”. The anniversary of the death of Hervé Neau, a councilor who committed suicide in the premises of the Town Hall on the night of February 10 to 11, 2022, “moves a lot”, states the one who was then her first assistant.
In a letter left on his office, the elected official had revealed that he had been the victim of a “crow” who poisoned his life in the early days of 2022. The first missives directly targeted the mayor. Then others were shipped to service managers, evoking his privacy. Fourteen typed letters, all sent by post, were found. The crow ensures to spin the mayor there in its trips. As he claims to be able to trace his SMS or have photographed him in his intimate environment. Gross-up faults enamel texts without it being possible to establish whether they have been intentionally committed to blur the tracks.
A year after the drama, the investigation for “moral harassment” diligent by the territorial leadership of the Judicial Police of Nantes is at the “deadline”, explains Renaud Gaudeul, prosecutor of the Republic of Nantes. “I must admit that we no longer have any track to explore as it is,” he confides. The investigations are closed. We have no more material. “
Many hearings have been carried out in the professional, political, friendly and family entourage of the deceased. IT equipment has been seized for analysis, but no suspect has been identified.
“flawless integrity”
Most of the facts relating to the privacy of Mr. Neau, as mentioned in anonymous letters, are “factually just, which attests to a very good knowledge of the mayor’s life and the functioning and The organization of a town hall, “said Gaudeul. But the accusations relating to the financing of a private trip of the elected official with the funds of the community are lies. “All checks have been made and it is clearly established that no offense could be criticized for Hervé Neau”, he specifies.
“Hervé was of flawless integrity, supports Pierre Quénéa, city councilor and friend of the disappeared. When we went to the restaurant, everyone paid his share or one invited the other on his own money. And he moved to his personal scooter … “
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