€3,556,730. This is the sum demanded by Loretta Denaro, widow of Christophe Dominici from Thierry Braillard for having lacked prudence in the takeover of the Béziers club, in which the former Stade Français player was involved. The latter assures that the lawyer, former Secretary of State in charge of Sports (2014-2017), played a decisive role in this affair, he who according to her, did not investigate in a sufficiently thorough and lucid way on the wealth. by Samir Ben Romdhane.
“If Maître Braillard had complied with his professional obligations of prudence and vigilance, he would have noticed that Mr. Ben Romdhane and his company Sotaco International were accustomed to these practices and these maneuvers since the company Sotaco International has never carried out of turnover, lack of activity” she wrote in the text of the summons. “And that Mr. Ben Romdhane lived thanks to loans granted while waiting for the fulfillment of promises which have always remained vain.”
Dominici had approached Thierry Braillard to put him in touch with a certain Samir Ben Romdhane presented as a very rich businessman and close to powerful emirs, and above all a candidate for the takeover of the club in 2020. presented to the National Directorate for Aid and Management Control (DNACG) is refused.
The lawyer disputes the widow’s statements, stating that he was not Christophe Dominici’s lawyer at the time of the events. “I do not see in what capacity Ms. Denaro can exercise my professional civil liability on behalf of the late Christophe Dominici when I have never been his lawyer”. Adding that the lawyer for the former French international was none other than Cédric Dubucq who confirmed to be on his advice.
Thierry Braillard today often involved in the files of takeover of clubs as with Bordeaux and Nantes (football) or Pau (basketball), assures to have had “no responsibility in this decision”, decision of the DNCAG.
For her part, Loretta Denaro and her lawyer Gilles-Jean Portejoie demand accounts from Thierry Braillard without receiving any response. “We have been waiting for the conclusions of Maître Braillard for six months, it is a long time to finally tell us that he is not concerned by the story”.
