Traveled Macrons Ex-bodyguard Benalla illegally using a diplomatic passport in several African States? This allegation, the French public Prosecutor’s office. Much of the case is opaque.
The French Prosecutor’s office against the former security officer of the French President, Emmanuel Macron, Alexandre Benalla. And it seems to be the allegation of breach of Trust in connection with the use of a diplomatic passport. The Prosecutor’s office to clarify whether Benalla used without authorization documents and the impression that an official function.
Investigative journalists of the portal “Mediapart” reported that the Benalla traveled in the past few months, with a diplomatic passport in various African countries, although he was already working for the office of the President.
A photo out of common days: Benalla (re.) and President of the Macron in February 2018.
high-level Meetings in Africa
The 27-Year-old had travelled in December, among other things, shortly before a state visit Macrons in Chad. According to information from the magazine “La lettre du continent” he met, among other things, to a two-hour conversation with the head of state, Idriss Déby. Benalla spoke of a business with a “major employers of the Middle East”.
The Élyséepalast had, Benalla was not an official emissary of the President. The Ex-bodyguard best ride to have during his trip on such a function is called, and threw some of the Élysée staff slander.
in addition, Benalla is to have the President of the Republic of the Congo, Denis Sassou Nguesso, met.
Where are the diplomatic passports?
Benalla declared in September, to have its two diplomatic passports in his office left. The Ministry of foreign Affairs announced on Friday, to have the passes in July and September in writing.
It is not the first Time that Benalla for negative impact-makes rows. In may he hit during the protests against Macron protesters. Benalla was wearing a police helmet and a police armband, although he is not a policeman. After the newspaper “Le Monde” revealed this, he lost in July from his Post at the Élysée.
