Being the subject of a series of hate messages for several months, this elected official could not bear that the threats against him materialize. Following the fire of his home, the mayor of this commune of Loire-Atlantique leaves his functions.
This is news that did not fail to shock the citizens of this small town located in Loire-Atlantique. This Wednesday, May 10, 2023, the mayor of the village of Saint-Brevin-les-Pins targeted by arson announced by way of a press release the cessation of his functions as elected official of the community. Yannick Morez, who sent his letter of resignation to the prefect on Tuesday, May 9, explains that he considered this reflection for a long time before making his decision.
“I made this decision for personal reasons, in particular following the arson attack on my home and the lack of state support, and after a long reflection with my family”, writes Yannick Morez. As reported by our colleagues from BFM TVthe politician was the victim of criminal acts on his home. On March 22, his vehicles and his home were all targeted by a fire, the circumstances of which quickly prompted the investigators to rule out the accidental track..
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Mayor leaves town
Following the filing of a complaint by Yannick Morez, the Saint-Nazaire public prosecutor’s office opened “of a criminal investigation in flagrante delicto on the count of willful destruction by fire on a person holding public authority”. The case was entrusted to the research brigade of the gendarmerie forces of Pornic, another town in Pays de la Loire. At the time of the fire, the 69-year-old elected official and his wife were both in the home sleeping. Fortunately, the burned vehicles and house were noticed by neighbors who were quick to report the incident.
A vigilance that has avoided the worst for this couple. Investigators must clarify the circumstances of this criminal act and find what could have motivated such an action. For his part, Yannick Morez believes he has been targeted by citizens who disagree with his recent political choices. For the mayor of the town, the project to move a reception center for asylum seekers to his town could be the reason.
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This transfer has already earned this elected official, a general practitioner by profession, to receive a multitude of hate messages and death threats. Faced with the gravity of the events, Yannick Morez made the decision to cease his activities and move to settle elsewhere after having spent more than 30 years living in this commune of Loire-Atlantique. The investigation is ongoing to try to identify the perpetrators of this arson.