PARIS (Reuters) – French Armed Forces Minister Florence Parly confirmed on Sunday that a senior officer had been put under investigation over a suspected breach of security.
According to Europe 1 radio, an officer based in Italy and stationed with NATO is suspected of having transmitted sensitive documents to the Russian secret services.
“A senior officer is under investigation for … breach of security,” French armed forces minister Florence Parly told Europe 1 radio, while declining to give more details.
(Reporting by Maya Nikolaeva and Gwenaelle Barzic, Editing by William Maclean)
