The Monegasque sovereign family lives black hours and sees their troubles accumulate. The European Commission has just placed the Principality on the black list of countries that do not meet the requirements for fighting money laundering and terrorism money, while Emmanuel Macron was to go to the rock, Friday June 7 and Saturday June 8, for a state visit – the first of a French president from François Mitterrand, in 1984. But there is even more annoying for the Grimaldi.
Indeed, what was right to call “the Palmero affair” so far, named after the former administrator of princely property, takes on the appearance of “monacogate”. The recent statements of this same Claude Palmero to the Monegasque police give an idea of the storm to come. Starting with these words, dated February 5: “His Serene Highness [le prince Albert II] wanted there to be as many written traces as possible, and its heritage is opaque. »» And the chartered accountant of profession then provide investigators with documents to support his accusations.
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Source: Lemonde