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Close Macron aide Alexis Kohler investigated over conflict of interest

BBC News

By Alexandra Fouché

October 4, 2022

The French president’s chief of staff has been placed under judicial investigation relating to a potential conflict of interest.

France’s financial crimes prosecutor says Alexis Kohler, one of Emmanuel Macron’s closest aides, is being investigated over links to Swiss-Italian shipping company MSC.

Mr Kohler has denied wrongdoing and remains in his post.