RT
December 14, 2021
Alexandre Benalla, the disgraced ex-bodyguard of the French president, has been placed in custody over accusations that he was linked to a security contract with a Russian oligarch, signed by an associate.
On Tuesday, Benalla and his wife were taken into custody on suspicion of corruption, as part of an investigation into security contracts with a Russian billionaire businessman, according to French media.
Security sources told AFP that Benalla was detained by anti-corruption police as part of a probe into the dealings of his former associate, Vincent Crase.