France, Israel
Mossad and Le Monde, surprise guests and alibis at French ex-spy chief trial

Former head of France’s domestic intelligence agency Bernard Squarcini (centre) at the court house in Paris, France, 13 November 2024.
Former head of France’s domestic intelligence agency Bernard Squarcini (centre) at the court house in Paris, France, 13 November 2024. © Poitout Florian/ABACA via Reuters Connect
Bernard Squarcini, the former head of French domestic intelligence, invoked at his trial Mossad infiltration in France to justify the bugging of a police officer. His lawyers summoned a Le Monde journalist who published articles about Israeli intelligence operations on French territory, which his defence is using as alibis. [...]
Reading time 6 minutes Thierry LEVEQUE, Franck Renaud

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