Macron’s Chief Of Staff To Face Corruption Probe

French anti-corruption prosecutors have opened an investigation into French President Emmanuel Macron’s chief of staff, Alexis Kohler, focused on his links to Italian shipping … Continue reading Macron’s Chief Of Staff To Face Corruption Probe

By Ignatius Igwe

Updated June 4, 2018

(FILES) In this file photo taken on July 13, 2017 Alexis Kohler, Secretary General of the Elysee presidentiel Palace, arrives for a joint cabinet meeting of the French and German governments at the Elysee Presidential Palace in Paris. The lawyer of French anti-corruption association Anticor confirmed on June 4, 2018 that the association filed a claim before the National Financial court against Kohler for corruption. Anticor denounces the close family and professional ties that exist between French President close advisor and the Italian-Swiss shipowner MSC, a major client of the French shipyards of Saint-Nazaire. Patrick KOVARIK / AFP

Secretary-General of the Elysee Presidential Palace, Alexis Kohler, arrives for a joint cabinet meeting of the French and German governments at the Elysee Presidential Palace in Paris. T
Patrick KOVARIK / AFP

French anti-corruption prosecutors have opened an investigation into French President Emmanuel Macron’s chief of staff, Alexis Kohler, focused on his links to Italian shipping giant MSC, a statement said on Monday.

Kohler and the president’s office denied the allegations, which were first reported by French investigative media group Mediapart.

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