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<\/a> news.sky.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Police have searched the headquarters of the 2024 Paris Olympics organisers as part of a probe into suspected corruption.<\/p>\n
The Paris organising committee said in a statement that a search was undertaken at its offices in the Saint-Denis suburb of the French capital, and that “Paris 2024 is co-operating with the investigators to facilitate their investigations.”<\/p>\n
It would not comment further.<\/p>\n
An official with the financial prosecutor’s office said the searches are linked to two investigations that had not previously been made public and are based on information provided by an anti-corruption agency.<\/p>\n
One of the probes was opened in 2017 into suspected embezzlement of public funds and favouritism and concerns about an unspecified contract reached by Paris organisers, the prosecutor’s office said.<\/p>\n
The other was opened in 2022 following an audit by the French Anti-corruption Agency.<\/p>\n
The prosecutor’s office said that case targets suspected conflict of interest and favouritism involving several contracts reached by the organising committee and Solideo, the company in charge of Olympic facilities.<\/p>\n
The Olympics will be held from 26 July to 11 August 2024 with the Paralympic Games taking place from 28 August to 6 September 2024.<\/p>\n
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