FRENCH DISAGREEMENT OVER DISBANDING OF JOURNALISTS SPY UNIT
January 21st 2008 02:01
Reports from France say there have been disagreements over the disbanding of the intelligence unit attached to its ministry of overseas territories, originally set up to gather information about politicians and journalists.
Pacific Media Watch said the move was announced by the junior minister, Christian Estrosi, and the French weekly Le Point now says he will not rescind his decision after it was criticised by his superior, the Minister of the Interior, Michele Alliot-Marie.
Estrosi said the contract of the general in charge of the ministry’s military unit expired at the end of December and after consulting the president, the prime minister and the defence minister, it was disbanded.
According to Le Point, Alliot-Marie will hire a military adviser and maintain some offices responsible to the high commissions.
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