Ex-DGSE Chief Bernard Bajolet to Stand Trial for Extortion Attempt

Bajolet faces charges related to a 2016 incident involving alleged coercion of businessman Alain Dumenil at Paris airport.

Bernard Bajolet, former head of France's foreign intelligence service, is accused of complicity in an attempted extortion involving businessman Alain Dumenil.
The trial centers on a 2016 incident where DGSE agents allegedly pressured Dumenil to repay 15 million euros to the French state.
Dumenil claims the agents threatened him with photos of his family to enforce the demand at Charles de Gaulle airport.
The court found sufficient evidence suggesting Bajolet instructed agents to conduct the coercive conversation.
Bajolet denies giving detailed instructions for the encounter, while the DGSE has not commented on the ongoing legal case.