In a case that has exposed the secretive financial dealings of France's foreign intelligence service, former director Bernard Bajolet stands accused of plotting to coerce a businessman into handing over millions of euros that the spy agency claims it is owed from investments.
Bajolet is alleged to have instructed agents working for the DGSE, which he led from 2013 to 2017, to pressure entrepreneur Alain Duménil, with whom the agency was engaged in a lengthy dispute.
