باريس،فرنسا-أعلنت النيابة العامة في فرنسا عن فتح تحقيق قضائي رسمي بتهمة الاحتيال المنظم ضد عدد من الشركات التي تولت إدارة سوق تذاكر كبار الشخصيات (VIP)،
وهذا خلال بطولة كأس العالم للرغبي 2023 التي استضافتها باريس.
The investigation comes after the tournament’s organizing committee filed a formal complaint regarding suspected financial and administrative irregularities committed by those companies.
According to the French news agency AFP, the investigation is focused on suspicions of organized manipulation in the sale of premium tickets.
This includes pricing, distribution, and commercial contracts, which have caused significant financial losses for regulators.
Ticket resale
Initial information suggests that some of the accused companies may have abused their commercial influence;
This is to obtain illegal profits by reselling tickets at high prices or giving them to unauthorized parties.
Authorities in France are analyzing documents and contracts related to sales and relationships between the companies involved.
This is while no formal charges have yet been brought against specific individuals.
Transparency and protecting the championship’s reputation
For its part, the organizing committee for the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France confirmed its full cooperation with the judiciary.
She noted that she filed the complaint “to maintain transparency and protect the reputation of the tournament.”
This investigation comes after France’s organizational success in hosting the tournament.
But it casts doubt on some of the administrative and commercial aspects that surrounded the global sporting event.
