China court sentences Japanese man for spying

China court sentences Japanese man for spying

Japanese Ambassador to China Kenji Kanasugi is pictured as he meets the press in Beijing on July 16, 2025, after a Chinese court sentenced the same day a Japanese employee of Astellas Pharma Inc. to three years and six months in prison for engaging in espionage activities.

China court sentences Japanese man for spying

China court sentences Japanese man for spying

Japanese Ambassador to China Kenji Kanasugi is pictured as he meets the press in Beijing on July 16, 2025, after a Chinese court sentenced the same day a Japanese employee of Astellas Pharma Inc. to three years and six months in prison for engaging in espionage activities.

China court sentences Japanese man for spying

China court sentences Japanese man for spying

Japanese Ambassador to China Kenji Kanasugi is pictured as he meets the press in Beijing on July 16, 2025, after a Chinese court sentenced the same day a Japanese employee of Astellas Pharma Inc. to three years and six months in prison for engaging in espionage activities.

China court sentences Japanese man for spying

China court sentences Japanese man for spying

Japanese Ambassador to China Kenji Kanasugi meets the press in Beijing on July 16, 2025, after a Chinese court sentenced the same day a Japanese employee of Astellas Pharma Inc. to three years and six months in prison for engaging in espionage activities.

China court sentences Japanese man for spying

China court sentences Japanese man for spying

Japanese Ambassador to China Kenji Kanasugi meets the press in Beijing on July 16, 2025, after a Chinese court sentenced the same day a Japanese employee of Astellas Pharma Inc. to three years and six months in prison for engaging in espionage activities.

China court sentences Japanese man for spying

China court sentences Japanese man for spying

Japanese Ambassador to China Kenji Kanasugi meets the press in Beijing on July 16, 2025, after a Chinese court sentenced the same day a Japanese employee of Astellas Pharma Inc. to three years and six months in prison for engaging in espionage activities.

China court sentences Japanese man for spying

China court sentences Japanese man for spying

Japanese Ambassador to China Kenji Kanasugi meets the press in Beijing on July 16, 2025, after a Chinese court sentenced the same day a Japanese employee of Astellas Pharma Inc. to three years and six months in prison for engaging in espionage activities.

China court sentences Japanese man for spying

China court sentences Japanese man for spying

Japanese Ambassador to China Kenji Kanasugi meets the press in Beijing on July 16, 2025, after a Chinese court sentenced the same day a Japanese employee of Astellas Pharma Inc. to three years and six months in prison for engaging in espionage activities.

China court gives Japanese man 3.5 yr-prison term for spying

China court gives Japanese man 3.5 yr-prison term for spying

Japanese Ambassador to China Kenji Kanasugi (C) speaks to reporters in Beijing on July 16, 2025, after a Beijing court sentenced a Japanese man to three years and six months in prison for spying.

China court gives Japanese man 3.5 yr-prison term for spying

China court gives Japanese man 3.5 yr-prison term for spying

Japanese Ambassador to China Kenji Kanasugi speaks to reporters in Beijing on July 16, 2025, after a Beijing court sentenced a Japanese man to three years and six months in prison for spying.

China court gives Japanese man 3.5 yr-prison term for spying

China court gives Japanese man 3.5 yr-prison term for spying

Japanese Ambassador to China Kenji Kanasugi speaks to reporters in Beijing on July 16, 2025, after a Beijing court sentenced a Japanese man to three years and six months in prison for spying.

Bail hearing of treason suspect Dmytro Koziura in Kyiv

Bail hearing of treason suspect Dmytro Koziura in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 13, 2025 - A prosecutor of the Specialised Defence Prosecutors Office attends a bail hearing in the case of Colonel Dmytro Koziura, the chief of staff of the Anti-Terrorist Centre of Ukraines Security Service who is suspected of treason for spying for Russias FSB, at the Shevchenkivskyi District Court, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. The court ordered custodial detention till April 11 a right to bail. (Photo by Pavlo Bahmut/Ukrinform)

Bail hearing of treason suspect Dmytro Koziura in Kyiv

Bail hearing of treason suspect Dmytro Koziura in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 13, 2025 - Public defender Eduard Klymenko speaks to the press during a bail hearing in the case of Colonel Dmytro Koziura, the chief of staff of the Anti-Terrorist Centre of Ukraines Security Service who is suspected of treason for spying for Russias FSB, at the Shevchenkivskyi District Court, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. The court ordered custodial detention till April 11 a right to bail. (Photo by Pavlo Bahmut/Ukrinform)

Bail hearing of treason suspect Dmytro Koziura in Kyiv

Bail hearing of treason suspect Dmytro Koziura in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 13, 2025 - Chief of staff of the Anti-Terrorist Centre of Ukraines Security Service Dmytro Koziura, who is suspected of treason for spying for Russias FSB, is kept in a glass-panelled cage during a bail hearing at the Shevchenkivskyi District Court, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. The court ordered custodial detention till April 11 a right to bail. (Photo by Pavlo Bahmut/Ukrinform)

Bail hearing of treason suspect Dmytro Koziura in Kyiv

Bail hearing of treason suspect Dmytro Koziura in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 13, 2025 - A bail hearing in the case of Colonel Dmytro Koziura, the chief of staff of the Anti-Terrorist Centre of Ukraines Security Service who is suspected of treason for spying for Russias FSB, is underway at the Shevchenkivskyi District Court, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. The court ordered custodial detention till April 11 a right to bail. (Photo by Pavlo Bahmut/Ukrinform)

Bail hearing of treason suspect Dmytro Koziura in Kyiv

Bail hearing of treason suspect Dmytro Koziura in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 13, 2025 - Judge Pavlo Slobodianiuk attends a bail hearing in the case of Colonel Dmytro Koziura, the chief of staff of the Anti-Terrorist Centre of Ukraines Security Service who is suspected of treason for spying for Russias FSB, at the Shevchenkivskyi District Court, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. The court ordered custodial detention till April 11 a right to bail.(Photo by Pavlo Bahmut/Ukrinform)

Bail hearing of treason suspect Dmytro Koziura in Kyiv

Bail hearing of treason suspect Dmytro Koziura in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 13, 2025 - A bail hearing in the case of Colonel Dmytro Koziura, the chief of staff of the Anti-Terrorist Centre of Ukraines Security Service who is suspected of treason for spying for Russias FSB, is underway at the Shevchenkivskyi District Court, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. The court ordered custodial detention till April 11 a right to bail. (Photo by Pavlo Bahmut/Ukrinform)

Bail hearing of treason suspect Dmytro Koziura in Kyiv

Bail hearing of treason suspect Dmytro Koziura in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 13, 2025 - Chief of staff of the Anti-Terrorist Centre of Ukraines Security Service Dmytro Koziura, who is suspected of treason for spying for Russias FSB, is kept in a glass-panelled cage during a bail hearing at the Shevchenkivskyi District Court, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. The court ordered custodial detention till April 11 a right to bail. (Photo by Pavlo Bahmut/Ukrinform)

Bail hearing of treason suspect Dmytro Koziura in Kyiv

Bail hearing of treason suspect Dmytro Koziura in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 13, 2025 - Public defender Eduard Klymenko attends a bail hearing in the case of Colonel Dmytro Koziura, the chief of staff of the Anti-Terrorist Centre of Ukraines Security Service who is suspected of treason for spying for Russias FSB, at the Shevchenkivskyi District Court, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. The court ordered custodial detention till April 11 a right to bail. (Photo by Pavlo Bahmut/Ukrinform)

Bail hearing of treason suspect Dmytro Koziura in Kyiv

Bail hearing of treason suspect Dmytro Koziura in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 13, 2025 - Chief of staff of the Anti-Terrorist Centre of Ukraines Security Service Dmytro Koziura (L), who is suspected of treason for spying for Russias FSB, and his public defender Eduard Klymenko participate in a bail hearing at the Shevchenkivskyi District Court, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. The court ordered custodial detention till April 11 a right to bail. (Photo by Pavlo Bahmut/Ukrinform)

Bail hearing of treason suspect Dmytro Koziura in Kyiv

Bail hearing of treason suspect Dmytro Koziura in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 13, 2025 - A prosecutor of the Specialised Defence Prosecutors Office attends a bail hearing in the case of Colonel Dmytro Koziura, the chief of staff of the Anti-Terrorist Centre of Ukraines Security Service who is suspected of treason for spying for Russias FSB, at the Shevchenkivskyi District Court, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. The court ordered custodial detention till April 11 a right to bail. (Photo by Pavlo Bahmut/Ukrinform)

Bail hearing of treason suspect Dmytro Koziura in Kyiv

Bail hearing of treason suspect Dmytro Koziura in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 13, 2025 - Chief of staff of the Anti-Terrorist Centre of Ukraines Security Service Dmytro Koziura, who is suspected of treason for spying for Russias FSB, talks with his public defender Eduard Klymenko during a bail hearing at the Shevchenkivskyi District Court, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. The court ordered custodial detention till April 11 a right to bail. (Photo by Pavlo Bahmut/Ukrinform)

Bail hearing of treason suspect Dmytro Koziura in Kyiv

Bail hearing of treason suspect Dmytro Koziura in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 13, 2025 - Public defender Eduard Klymenko attends a bail hearing in the case of Colonel Dmytro Koziura, the chief of staff of the Anti-Terrorist Centre of Ukraines Security Service who is suspected of treason for spying for Russias FSB, at the Shevchenkivskyi District Court, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. The court ordered custodial detention till April 11 a right to bail. (Photo by Pavlo Bahmut/Ukrinform)

Bail hearing of treason suspect Dmytro Koziura in Kyiv

Bail hearing of treason suspect Dmytro Koziura in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 13, 2025 - Chief of staff of the Anti-Terrorist Centre of Ukraines Security Service Dmytro Koziura (L), who is suspected of treason for spying for Russias FSB, and his public defender Eduard Klymenko participate in a bail hearing at the Shevchenkivskyi District Court, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. The court ordered custodial detention till April 11 a right to bail. (Photo by Pavlo Bahmut/Ukrinform)

Bail hearing of treason suspect Dmytro Koziura in Kyiv

Bail hearing of treason suspect Dmytro Koziura in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 13, 2025 - Chief of staff of the Anti-Terrorist Centre of Ukraines Security Service Dmytro Koziura (L), who is suspected of treason for spying for Russias FSB, and his public defender Eduard Klymenko participate in a bail hearing at the Shevchenkivskyi District Court, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. The court ordered custodial detention till April 11 a right to bail. (Photo by Pavlo Bahmut/Ukrinform)

Bail hearing of treason suspect Dmytro Koziura in Kyiv

Bail hearing of treason suspect Dmytro Koziura in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 13, 2025 - Public defender Eduard Klymenko attends a bail hearing in the case of Colonel Dmytro Koziura, the chief of staff of the Anti-Terrorist Centre of Ukraines Security Service who is suspected of treason for spying for Russias FSB, at the Shevchenkivskyi District Court, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. The court ordered custodial detention till April 11 a right to bail. (Photo by Pavlo Bahmut/Ukrinform)

Bail hearing of treason suspect Dmytro Koziura in Kyiv

Bail hearing of treason suspect Dmytro Koziura in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 13, 2025 - Chief of staff of the Anti-Terrorist Centre of Ukraines Security Service Dmytro Koziura, who is suspected of treason for spying for Russias FSB, talks with his public defender Eduard Klymenko during a bail hearing at the Shevchenkivskyi District Court, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. The court ordered custodial detention till April 11 a right to bail. (Photo by Pavlo Bahmut/Ukrinform)

Bail hearing of treason suspect Dmytro Koziura in Kyiv

Bail hearing of treason suspect Dmytro Koziura in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 13, 2025 - Chief of staff of the Anti-Terrorist Centre of Ukraines Security Service Dmytro Koziura, who is suspected of treason for spying for Russias FSB, talks with his public defender Eduard Klymenko during a bail hearing at the Shevchenkivskyi District Court, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. The court ordered custodial detention till April 11 a right to bail. (Photo by Pavlo Bahmut/Ukrinform)

Bail hearing of treason suspect Dmytro Koziura in Kyiv

Bail hearing of treason suspect Dmytro Koziura in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 13, 2025 - Chief of staff of the Anti-Terrorist Centre of Ukraines Security Service Dmytro Koziura, who is suspected of treason for spying for Russias FSB, talks with his public defender Eduard Klymenko during a bail hearing at the Shevchenkivskyi District Court, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. The court ordered custodial detention till April 11 a right to bail. (Photo by Pavlo Bahmut/Ukrinform)

Bail hearing of treason suspect Dmytro Koziura in Kyiv

Bail hearing of treason suspect Dmytro Koziura in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 13, 2025 - Chief of staff of the Anti-Terrorist Centre of Ukraines Security Service Dmytro Koziura, who is suspected of treason for spying for Russias FSB, is kept in a glass-panelled cage during a bail hearing at the Shevchenkivskyi District Court, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. The court ordered custodial detention till April 11 a right to bail. (Photo by Pavlo Bahmut/Ukrinform)

Bail hearing of treason suspect Dmytro Koziura in Kyiv

Bail hearing of treason suspect Dmytro Koziura in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 13, 2025 - Public defender Eduard Klymenko attends a bail hearing in the case of Colonel Dmytro Koziura, the chief of staff of the Anti-Terrorist Centre of Ukraines Security Service who is suspected of treason for spying for Russias FSB, at the Shevchenkivskyi District Court, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. The court ordered custodial detention till April 11 a right to bail. (Photo by Pavlo Bahmut/Ukrinform)

Bail hearing of treason suspect Dmytro Koziura in Kyiv

Bail hearing of treason suspect Dmytro Koziura in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 13, 2025 - Chief of staff of the Anti-Terrorist Centre of Ukraines Security Service Dmytro Koziura (C), who is suspected of treason for spying for Russias FSB, and his public defender Eduard Klymenko participate in a bail hearing at the Shevchenkivskyi District Court, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. The court ordered custodial detention till April 11 a right to bail. (Photo by Pavlo Bahmut/Ukrinform)

Bail hearing of treason suspect Dmytro Koziura in Kyiv

Bail hearing of treason suspect Dmytro Koziura in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 13, 2025 - Chief of staff of the Anti-Terrorist Centre of Ukraines Security Service Dmytro Koziura, who is suspected of treason for spying for Russias FSB, is kept in a glass-panelled cage during a bail hearing at the Shevchenkivskyi District Court, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. The court ordered custodial detention till April 11 a right to bail. (Photo by Pavlo Bahmut/Ukrinform)

Bail hearing of treason suspect Dmytro Koziura in Kyiv

Bail hearing of treason suspect Dmytro Koziura in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 13, 2025 - Chief of staff of the Anti-Terrorist Centre of Ukraines Security Service Dmytro Koziura, who is suspected of treason for spying for Russias FSB, is kept in a glass-panelled cage during a bail hearing at the Shevchenkivskyi District Court, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. The court ordered custodial detention till April 11 a right to bail. (Photo by Pavlo Bahmut/Ukrinform)

Bail hearing of treason suspect Dmytro Koziura in Kyiv

Bail hearing of treason suspect Dmytro Koziura in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 13, 2025 - Chief of staff of the Anti-Terrorist Centre of Ukraines Security Service Dmytro Koziura (C), who is suspected of treason for spying for Russias FSB, and his public defender Eduard Klymenko participate in a bail hearing at the Shevchenkivskyi District Court, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. The court ordered custodial detention till April 11 a right to bail. (Photo by Pavlo Bahmut/Ukrinform)

Bail hearing of treason suspect Dmytro Koziura in Kyiv

Bail hearing of treason suspect Dmytro Koziura in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 13, 2025 - Chief of staff of the Anti-Terrorist Centre of Ukraines Security Service Dmytro Koziura, who is suspected of treason for spying for Russias FSB, is kept in a glass-panelled cage during a bail hearing at the Shevchenkivskyi District Court, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. The court ordered custodial detention till April 11 a right to bail. (Photo by Pavlo Bahmut/Ukrinform)

Bail hearing of treason suspect Dmytro Koziura in Kyiv

Bail hearing of treason suspect Dmytro Koziura in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 13, 2025 - Chief of staff of the Anti-Terrorist Centre of Ukraines Security Service Dmytro Koziura, who is suspected of treason for spying for Russias FSB, is kept in a glass-panelled cage during a bail hearing at the Shevchenkivskyi District Court, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. The court ordered custodial detention till April 11 a right to bail. (Photo by Pavlo Bahmut/Ukrinform)

Bail hearing of treason suspect Dmytro Koziura in Kyiv

Bail hearing of treason suspect Dmytro Koziura in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 13, 2025 - Chief of staff of the Anti-Terrorist Centre of Ukraines Security Service Dmytro Koziura, who is suspected of treason for spying for Russias FSB, is kept in a glass-panelled cage during a bail hearing at the Shevchenkivskyi District Court, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. The court ordered custodial detention till April 11 a right to bail. (Photo by Pavlo Bahmut/Ukrinform)

Bail hearing of treason suspect Dmytro Koziura in Kyiv

Bail hearing of treason suspect Dmytro Koziura in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 13, 2025 - A bail hearing in the case of Colonel Dmytro Koziura, the chief of staff of the Anti-Terrorist Centre of Ukraines Security Service who is suspected of treason for spying for Russias FSB, is underway at the Shevchenkivskyi District Court, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. The court ordered custodial detention till April 11 a right to bail. (Photo by Pavlo Bahmut/Ukrinform)

Bail hearing of treason suspect Dmytro Koziura in Kyiv

Bail hearing of treason suspect Dmytro Koziura in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 13, 2025 - Chief of staff of the Anti-Terrorist Centre of Ukraines Security Service Dmytro Koziura, who is suspected of treason for spying for Russias FSB, is kept in a glass-panelled cage during a bail hearing at the Shevchenkivskyi District Court, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. The court ordered custodial detention till April 11 a right to bail. (Photo by Pavlo Bahmut/Ukrinform)

Bail hearing of treason suspect Dmytro Koziura in Kyiv

Bail hearing of treason suspect Dmytro Koziura in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 13, 2025 - Chief of staff of the Anti-Terrorist Centre of Ukraines Security Service Dmytro Koziura, who is suspected of treason for spying for Russias FSB, is kept in a glass-panelled cage during a bail hearing at the Shevchenkivskyi District Court, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. The court ordered custodial detention till April 11 a right to bail. (Photo by Pavlo Bahmut/Ukrinform)

Bail hearing of treason suspect Dmytro Koziura in Kyiv

Bail hearing of treason suspect Dmytro Koziura in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 13, 2025 - Chief of staff of the Anti-Terrorist Centre of Ukraines Security Service Dmytro Koziura, who is suspected of treason for spying for Russias FSB, is kept in a glass-panelled cage during a bail hearing at the Shevchenkivskyi District Court, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. The court ordered custodial detention till April 11 a right to bail. (Photo by Pavlo Bahmut/Ukrinform)

Bail hearing of treason suspect Dmytro Koziura in Kyiv

Bail hearing of treason suspect Dmytro Koziura in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 13, 2025 - Chief of staff of the Anti-Terrorist Centre of Ukraines Security Service Dmytro Koziura, who is suspected of treason for spying for Russias FSB, talks with his public defender Eduard Klymenko during a bail hearing at the Shevchenkivskyi District Court, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. The court ordered custodial detention till April 11 a right to bail. (Photo by Pavlo Bahmut/Ukrinform)

Bail hearing of treason suspect Dmytro Koziura in Kyiv

Bail hearing of treason suspect Dmytro Koziura in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 13, 2025 - Chief of staff of the Anti-Terrorist Centre of Ukraines Security Service Dmytro Koziura, who is suspected of treason for spying for Russias FSB, is kept in a glass-panelled cage during a bail hearing at the Shevchenkivskyi District Court, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. The court ordered custodial detention till April 11 a right to bail. (Photo by Pavlo Bahmut/Ukrinform)

Bail hearing of treason suspect Dmytro Koziura in Kyiv

Bail hearing of treason suspect Dmytro Koziura in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 13, 2025 - Chief of staff of the Anti-Terrorist Centre of Ukraines Security Service Dmytro Koziura, who is suspected of treason for spying for Russias FSB, is kept in a glass-panelled cage during a bail hearing at the Shevchenkivskyi District Court, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. The court ordered custodial detention till April 11 a right to bail. (Photo by Pavlo Bahmut/Ukrinform)

Bail hearing of treason suspect Dmytro Koziura in Kyiv

Bail hearing of treason suspect Dmytro Koziura in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 13, 2025 - Chief of staff of the Anti-Terrorist Centre of Ukraines Security Service Dmytro Koziura (L), who is suspected of treason for spying for Russias FSB, and his public defender Eduard Klymenko participate in a bail hearing at the Shevchenkivskyi District Court, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. The court ordered custodial detention till April 11 a right to bail. (Photo by Pavlo Bahmut/Ukrinform)

French Spy Chief Squarcini On Trial For Alleged Corruption - Paris

French Spy Chief Squarcini On Trial For Alleged Corruption - Paris

Plaintiff Francois Ruffin at the court-house for the opening of Bernard Squarcini trial in which he is accused with nine others of spying on French newspaper Fakir and its owner for French luxury group LVMH, in Paris, France on November 13, 2024. The former head of France’s domestic intelligence agency stands trial accused of spying for Bernard Arnault’s luxury conglomerate, carrying out covert surveillance of a top critic and helping to investigate a blackmail plot. While Bernard Squarcini was called to the stand on Wednesday by Paris judges to face the corruption allegations, neither Arnault, nor the company he controls are on trial. LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE agreed to pay € 10 million as part of a settlement with prosecutors in 2021 that didn’t include any admission of guilt. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

French Spy Chief Squarcini On Trial For Alleged Corruption - Paris

French Spy Chief Squarcini On Trial For Alleged Corruption - Paris

Attendees arrive at the court-house for the opening of Bernard Squarcini trial in which he is accused with nine others of spying on French newspaper Fakir and its owner for French luxury group LVMH, in Paris, France on November 13, 2024. The former head of France’s domestic intelligence agency stands trial accused of spying for Bernard Arnault’s luxury conglomerate, carrying out covert surveillance of a top critic and helping to investigate a blackmail plot. While Bernard Squarcini was called to the stand on Wednesday by Paris judges to face the corruption allegations, neither Arnault, nor the company he controls are on trial. LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE agreed to pay € 10 million as part of a settlement with prosecutors in 2021 that didn’t include any admission of guilt. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

French Spy Chief Squarcini On Trial For Alleged Corruption - Paris

French Spy Chief Squarcini On Trial For Alleged Corruption - Paris

Plaintiff Francois Ruffin at the court-house for the opening of Bernard Squarcini trial in which he is accused with nine others of spying on French newspaper Fakir and its owner for French luxury group LVMH, in Paris, France on November 13, 2024. The former head of France’s domestic intelligence agency stands trial accused of spying for Bernard Arnault’s luxury conglomerate, carrying out covert surveillance of a top critic and helping to investigate a blackmail plot. While Bernard Squarcini was called to the stand on Wednesday by Paris judges to face the corruption allegations, neither Arnault, nor the company he controls are on trial. LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE agreed to pay € 10 million as part of a settlement with prosecutors in 2021 that didn’t include any admission of guilt. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

French Spy Chief Squarcini On Trial For Alleged Corruption - Paris

French Spy Chief Squarcini On Trial For Alleged Corruption - Paris

Plaintiff Francois Ruffin at the court-house for the opening of Bernard Squarcini trial in which he is accused with nine others of spying on French newspaper Fakir and its owner for French luxury group LVMH, in Paris, France on November 13, 2024. The former head of France’s domestic intelligence agency stands trial accused of spying for Bernard Arnault’s luxury conglomerate, carrying out covert surveillance of a top critic and helping to investigate a blackmail plot. While Bernard Squarcini was called to the stand on Wednesday by Paris judges to face the corruption allegations, neither Arnault, nor the company he controls are on trial. LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE agreed to pay € 10 million as part of a settlement with prosecutors in 2021 that didn’t include any admission of guilt. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM