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French DGSE spy agency's missing hoard, part 1: ex-boss Bernard Bajolet's legal woes

Bernard Bajolet, former head of France's DGSE, at the Elysee Palace in Paris, 1 September 2022.
Bernard Bajolet, former head of France's DGSE, at the Elysee Palace in Paris, 1 September 2022. © Ludovic Marin/AFP
At the end of chaotic proceedings, the former head of the DGSE foreign intelligence agency, Bernard Bajolet, is likely to be referred to a criminal court for the intimidation of a businessman from whom the agency was demanding €15m. This is a judicial first that could have repercussions for French agents' operations. [...]
Reading time 5 minutes Thierry LEVEQUE, Franck Renaud

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