PARIS, July 5 — In a case that could be from a spy thriller, two former French intelligence agents go on trial today accused of having passed on secrets to a foreign power. While French officials have been at pains to avoid releasing details of the affair, the pair are accused of working for...
Two former French intelligence agents go on trial today accused of having passed on secrets to China. — AFP pic
Pierre-Marie H. and Henri M. will appear in a special court accused of “delivering information to a foreign power” and “damaging the fundamental interests of the nation.” His wife, Laurence H, also faces trial, accused of “concealment of property derived from intelligence with a foreign power likely to harm the fundamental interests of the nation.”
The then armed forces minister Florence Parly said that the two were suspected of having committed what could be described as “treasonous” acts that could have jeopardised national defence secrets. In 1997, Henri M. was appointed as the DGSE's man in Beijing, where he was the second secretary at the embassy. He was recalled early in 1998 after having had an affair with the ambassador's Chinese interpreter.
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