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The president of the CNOSF reimbursed nearly 4,000 euros in expenses

President of the French Olympic Committee, Brigitte Henriques, reimbursed around 4,000 euros in costs due to “errors” noted in an audit presented Thursday during a board of directors.

The president of the French Olympic Committee (CNOSF), Brigitte Henriques, reimbursed nearly 4,000 euros in expenses, “errors“Recorded in an audit presented Thursday during a board of directors which the interested party attended, we learned from a source close to the body.

This is the first time that Brigitte Henriques has attended a CNOSF board of directors since her withdrawal two months ago.

A full refund

«This audit raised question marks, points requiring arbitration“Explained to journalists the treasurer of the CNOSF, Michel Callot, who did not wish to mention a specific amount.

«These are costs that were sometimes incurred without really knowing whether it was the CNOSF’s responsibility to pay them, and each time we ruled against the president so that there was no problem.“, he added. These costs amounting to 4,184 euros are broken down between taxi bills, double billing errors, or expenses whose supporting documents were missing, according to an internal document consulted by AFP. In particular, there are taxi invoices for an amount of more than 1,500 euros, used by the president in particular when filing a complaint for “psychological violencetargeting its former secretary general Didier Séminet.

«Everything has been reimbursed, a process undertaken since the beginning of October“, specified this source close to the instance.

Questions Linger

The results of this internal audit, launched shortly after the summer, “when we felt a crisis was setting in“, according to Michel Callot, were presented Thursday to the members of the board of directors.

«This still raises questions. We obviously accept mistakes from the president quite easilyasked a member of the board of directors. “For me these are not errors but abuses“, judged Didier Séminet, joined by AFP, who filed a complaint in early November against Brigitte Henriques for “slanderous denunciation» et «breach of trust». «This demonstrates the implementation of a system, even on small sums“, he judges.

On the sidelines of the conflict between the president and her former secretary general, administrators had asked the quartet of leaders set up in early October to temporarily replace Brigitte Henriques, to consult the accounts of the CNOSF. The president of the volleyball federation, Eric Tanguy, obtained the right to consult them, “what he’s been doing for several days“, said Michel Callot. For her return to the stage after having voluntarily taken a break for two months, exhausted by her conflict with Didier Séminet, Brigitte Henriques felt that her first CA was “went very well».

«If I came back, it’s because I’m at 100% of my abilities. so i feel good“, she added.

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