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Tracfin and DGSE veteran exec struck off and investigated for alleged security breach

LogoSubscribers only By Antoine Izambard and Franck Renaud
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The Paris Judicial Court.
The Paris Judicial Court. © Simon Wohlfahrt/AFP

A seasoned French civil servant, suspected of having remained in possession of classified documents, had his home searched by the DGSI as part of an investigation launched by the Paris Public Prosecutor's Office. He has also been dismissed from the civil service, an exceedingly rare sanction.

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