Macron's chief of staff indicted over his link to shipping giant MSC
The top official in French President Emmanuel Macron's office has been charged with a conflict of interest while in office, the chief financial crimes prosecutor said Monday. Alexis Kohler is accused over his professional and family links with Italian-Swiss shipping company MSC which is run by his mother's cousins.
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- Published Date: 05:47 | 03 October 2022
- Modified Date: 08:27 | 03 October 2022
French President Emmanuel Macron's chief of staff Alexis Kohler has been indicted by France's national financial crimes prosecutor over a conflict of interest related to his alleged links with Italian shipping company MSC, the prosecutor's office said on Monday.
"(...) the office confirms the indictment of Alexis Kohler, currently the Secretary-General of the French presidency, for unlawful taking of interest," the office said in a statement.
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