US EditionFrench government alerts prosecutor to diplomat with Epstein ties
French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot referred allegations against diplomat Fabrice Aidan involving over 200 emails with Epstein to prosecutors, prompting internal and judicial investigations.
- On Feb 11, 2026, Foreign Minister Jean‑Noël Barrot referred allegations about Fabrice Aidan to Paris prosecutors, calling the emails 'staggering' for including U.N. document transfers.
- Published DOJ documents and media reports prompted review after the FBI flagged Fabrice Aidan for accessing child sexual abuse sites at the U.N., leading to an internal probe and resignation.
- Engie responded by suspending Fabrice Aidan after reports that he shared U.N. Security Council briefings and a Ban Ki‑moon call readout with Epstein, and he asked for Paris apartment codes.
- Foreign Minister Jean‑Noël Barrot ordered an administrative investigation and disciplinary proceedings against Fabrice Aidan, calling the allegations extremely serious, while President Emmanuel Macron said he was appalled and Maud Bregeon said judicial bodies may take up the case.
- The U.S. Department of Justice release this year has uncovered numerous Epstein connections across Europe and the U.S., prompting wider scrutiny and investigations involving Norwegian diplomats and officials. Fabrice Aidan, who served as adviser to Norwegian diplomat and IPI president Terje Rod‑Larsen, is suspected of ties to Epstein, with investigations now ongoing.
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The government encourages women who have allegedly been victims in cases related to the Epstein case to appear. The 3.5 million documents released on January 30 do not end up delivering names and potential scandals. The French diplomat Fabrice Aidan has just been questioned, suspected of having shared sensitive information. Facts of great gravity according to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, who takes the matter to court. (Police, justice and ot…
Minister of Foreign Affairs Jean-Noël Barrot said he was "frozen" and "indignant" on Wednesday by the revelations involving a French diplomat mentioned several times in the Epstein files, and who was targeted by an American investigation for viewing child pornography images. ...
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