French prosecutors have opened two new preliminary investigations into the case concerning Alexandre Benalla, the disgraced former security aide to President Emmanuel Macron.
Benalla was taken into custody in January following French media reports late last year that, after he was sacked in a scandal over his use of riot police garb while beating up a protester, he’d continued to use his government-issue diplomatic passport to travel abroad.
Le Monde reports that the second, fresh investigation focuses on Benalla, and on suspicions of withholding information.