French Spy Chief Charged With Spying On Le Monde Journalists

PARIS — The head of France's DCRI counterespionage agency was handed preliminary charges Monday in a probe into allegations of spying on journalists at the daily " Le Monde Loading... ," his attorney said. Patrick Maisonneuve said the preliminary charges against Bernard Squarcini Loading... include "violating secret correspondence" and "unlawfully collecting data. " Under French law, the initial charges allow...
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PARIS — The head of France's DCRI counterespionage agency was handed preliminary charges Monday in a probe into allegations of spying on journalists at the daily "Le Monde," his attorney said.

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