Alexandre Benalla

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• New Book Exposes Benalla Scandal: Insider’s Journey Through Macron’s Inner Circle
  3 June 2019, by Bladi.net

  Alexandre Benalla, the former Elysée mission officer who has been in the news since the May 1, 2018 demonstrations, is the subject of a book that will be released next Wednesday. Titled "Benalla, the true story", the 226-page work is published by Editions de l’Observatoire and is signed by journalist and writer Sophie Coignard.
  Subtitled "An intruder at the heart of power", the book written by Sophie Coignard, a journalist from Le Point, on the former Elysée mission officer will be (…)

• Macron’s Ex-Aide Benalla Spotted Living Luxuriously at Marrakech Resort
  19 March 2019, by Amine

  Tweets from last Sunday confirm the presence of Emmanuel Macron’s former collaborator, Alexandre Benalla, that same day at the Nikki Beach in Marrakech. One of those present tweeted: "Benalla is at the Nikki Beach, he’s really living the good life." And indeed, he seems to be taking it easy...
  Sputnik News writes on this subject: "Customers of the Nikki Beach in Marrakech claimed to CheckNews to have spotted this weekend Alexandre Benalla lying on a deckchair, shisha and bottle of (…)

• Macron’s Ex-Bodyguard Challenges Brazilian MMA Champ to Fight After Presidential Insult
  6 September 2019, by Bladi.net

  Verbally attacked by Renzo Gracie, a Brazilian MMA champion, Emmanuel Macron received the support of his former bodyguard, Alexandre Benalla, who said he was ready to challenge him in the ring.
  Emmanuel Macron’s former bodyguard took the defense of the French President when he was attacked by a close associate of Bolsorano, Renzo Gracie, a Brazilian MMA champion, who is also the Ambassador of International Tourism.
  For the Franco-Moroccan, Gracie’s reaction is the opposite of that of a (…)

• Former Macron Aide Benalla Detained for Violating Court Order in May Day Protest Case
  20 February 2019, by Said

  Alexandre Benalla, the former collaborator of the French President Emmanuel Macron, was placed in detention on Tuesday for not respecting his judicial supervision imposed as part of the investigation into the violence against demonstrators on May 1st.
  Benalla was prohibited from contacting another defendant in this case, his friend Vincent Crasse, but on January 31, Mediapart had published the transcript of telephone conversations that would have taken place last July.
  This conversation (…)

• Former Macron Aide’s Luxury Moroccan Villa Linked to Russian Oligarch Contracts
  3 April 2019, by Amine

  A company described by Mediapart as being the company of the Russian contracts, France Close Protection, would have rented a villa in Marrakech to Alexandre Benalla for an amount of 14,500 euros.
  France Close Protection is the company that would, according to Mediapart, be behind the conclusion of contracts with two Russian oligarchs. It would officially belong to Alexandre Benalla, but he would only be one of its employees, on a fixed-term contract.
  But where it becomes interesting is (…)

• Moroccan Authorities Probe Macron’s Ex-Aide Benalla’s Company in Foreign Exchange Investigation
  26 April 2019, by Amine

  Instra Conseil, a company allegedly owned by Alexandre Benalla according to Mediapart and several other media, would have been scrutinized by the Office of Foreign Exchange. This company is based in Marrakech and would have been used for payments in the Russian contracts affair.
  According to Jeune Afrique: "The Moroccan Office of Foreign Exchange has combed through the accounts of about ten companies. Among them, Instra Conseil, owned by Alexandre Benalla and based in Marrakech. The (…)

• Former Macron Aide Benalla Launches African Security Firm in Morocco and Nigeria
  18 July 2019, by Bladi.net

  The starting point for this ambitious project to create an African security company has taken off in Morocco and Nigeria. "Since the end of last year, the company has established itself in Nigeria, Morocco and I plan to open a European branch," said Alexandre Benalla, serenely, to the French newspaper Nouvel Economiste, relayed by Médias24.
  When asked about the reasons for establishing his company in Morocco, he explains: "Because I have my origins there and because the project is to (…)

• Former Macron Aide Alexandre Benalla Released from Custody in May Day Violence Case
  27 February 2019, by Said

  A week after being detained for not respecting his judicial supervision imposed as part of the investigation into the violence against demonstrators on May 1st, the former collaborator of French President Emmanuel Macron, Alexandre Benalla, has been released.
  Yesterday, the indictment chamber of the Paris Court of Appeal ordered his release at the end of an "urgent freedom" procedure pleaded before the judge. His lawyer as well as that of Vincent Crase had decided to plead together in a (…)

• Macron Aides Face Legal Scrutiny in Expanding Benalla Scandal
  23 March 2019, by Amine

  Three new cases have just been referred to the courts in the case concerning Alexandre Benalla and Vincent Crase. These are three senior officials of the Elysée, close to Emmanuel Macron.
  The Senate has just this Thursday referred three new cases to the courts in the Benalla affair. New legal proceedings concerning three close associates of French President Emmanuel Macron: Secretary General Alexis Kohler, Emmanuel Macron’s right-hand man, Chief of Staff Patrick Strzoda and General Lionel (…)

• Alexandre Benalla Hired as Security Consultant for Paris Fair
  3 June 2019, by Bladi.net

  Alexandre Benalla is back in service. It is Marcel Campion, nicknamed the "king of fairground operators", who has just hired him as his new "security consultant" for the Foire du trône of which he is the promoter. The two men appeared together last Saturday in a video posted on social networks.
  Marcel Campion, nicknamed the "king of fairground operators", and Alexandre Benalla, former Elysée mission officer, appear side by side in a video posted on social networks. Le Figaro notes that (…)