The French government is investigating a senior army officer for “breach of security”, the defense minister said, following a report that the person was suspected of spying for Russia.“What I can confirm is that a senior officer is facing security breach lawsuits,” said Florence Parly. She gave no further details.
According to reports, the officer was a NATO lieutenant colonel in Italy and had been investigated for suspected espionage for Russia.
He is suspected of having provided sensitive documents to Russian intelligence services.The man was arrested by French intelligence agency DGSI as he was about to leave for Italy at the end of his vacation in France, and was being held in a prison in Paris, the station said. radio Europe 1.