A Detained French Official Is Suspected Of Spying For North Korea

(PARIS) — An employee of the French Senate is in custody on suspicion of spying for North Korea. A judicial official says that the man was detained Sunday in an investigation open since March into “collecting and delivering information to a foreign power susceptible to harming fundamental interests of the nation.” France’s domestic intelligence agency DGSI is leading the investigation. A security official confirmed that the man in question is Senate employee Benoit Quennedey, and that he is suspected of spying for North Korea. Both officials were not authorized to be publicly named discussing the sensitive matter.

BING NEWS:
  • Interpol Issues Alert for French Inmate on the Run After Deadly Ambush
    Hundreds of police officers in France were engaged in a manhunt for the escaped prisoner and the armed assailants who freed him.
    05/15/2024 - 6:29 am | View Link
  • What to know about the deadly escape of French prisoner 'The Fly'
    A manhunt continued Wednesday for a fugitive dubbed "The Fly" and accomplices wielding machine guns who facilitated the convicted criminal's escape, authorities said.
    05/15/2024 - 4:02 am | View Link
  • Ukrainian minister detained over suspected corruption: prosecutors
    Ukraine's Agriculture Minister Mykola Solsky was detained after being named a formal suspect in a multimillion-dollar corruption inquiry, prosecutors said Friday. Solsky, who owned a number of ...
    04/26/2024 - 9:45 am | View Link
  • Deputy Defence Minister detained in Russia: suspected of bribery
    Timur Ivanov, Russia's Deputy Defence Minister, has been detained on suspicion of taking a bribe. TASS quoted law enforcement agencies as saying that the investigation will demand Ivanov's arrest.
    04/23/2024 - 11:05 am | View Link
  • Employee of German EU lawmaker detained as suspected China spy
    An employee of a German member of the European Parliament, lawmaker Maximilian Krah, has been detained in Dresden on suspicion of spying for China, according to security sources. Sebastian Kahnert/dpa ...
    04/22/2024 - 12:59 pm | View Link
  • More

 

Welcome to Wopular!

Welcome to Wopular

Wopular is an online newspaper rack, giving you a summary view of the top headlines from the top news sites.

Senh Duong (Founder)
Wopular, MWB, RottenTomatoes

Subscribe to Wopular's RSS Fan Wopular on Facebook Follow Wopular on Twitter Follow Wopular on Google Plus

MoviesWithButter : Our Sister Site

More News