A spokesman for prosecutors said the probes concerned 'illegal conflict of interest, misuse of public funds and favouritism'.
Raids were carried out at the headquarters of the committee, which is known as Cojo, and at the offices of Solideo, the body in charge of the Olympic construction sites.
The first investigation was launched in 2017 involving the anti-corruption and financial crime investigators concerning a series of contracts signed off by"several powerful decision makers linked to the Games, notably the Cojo and their predecessors GIP 2024 ," said the prosecutors. Two reports by AFA in 2021 highlighted"risks affecting probity" and"conflicts of interests" which it warned could impinge on the"whiter than white" image of the Games that the head of the organising committee, Tony Estanguet, wished for.
They remarked that the"risks to probity being observed are plentiful in the context of major sporting events." "It might turn out they have done nothing wrong, which I hope is the case for the prestige of the Olympics, but it is going to be a thorn in their side until the Olympics."In May, Ms Brigitte Henriques surprised many by resigning as the president of France's National Olympic Committee .
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