For MembersA former head of France's foreign intelligence agency was handed a one-year suspended jail sentence Thursday for attempted extortion worth millions of euros. AdvertisementAfter the officers brought the businessman to the airport's police station on the pretext of needing to check his passport, two plainclothes DGSE agents told Dumenil that he had to repay the French state €15 million. During the November trial, Bajolet admitted that he had authorised the operation, but denied ordering his subordinates to coerce Dumenil. But during the November hearing, Dumenil accused the spy agency of attempting to murder him and of putting pressure on the courts. The DGSE accuses the businessman of defrauding the agency and owing it €15 million, including three million in interest.

Source: The Local January 08, 2026 15:42 UTC