Arrests Made in Mohamed Al Fayed Probe in France, Police Say
Police questioned suspects and reviewed digital evidence as investigators sought accomplices in allegations involving 163 complainants, prosecutors said.
- French police searched the Ritz and Villa Windsor, two Paris properties linked to the late billionaire Mohamed Al-Fayed, as part of an investigation into an alleged international trafficking network, prosecutors told AFP today.
- Prosecutors opened the probe in 2025 to track accomplices of Al-Fayed and his brother, Salah Al-Fayed, after 163 victims reported allegations of sexual assault, rape, and human trafficking related to the tycoon.
- Representing several complainants, lawyers Eva Joly, Caroline Joly, and Agathe Barril told AFP they are "only halfway through the investigations," describing testimony revealing a mechanism of "cold calculation and meticulous care."
- Management at the Ritz on Paris's Place Vendome told AFP it "does not tolerate any form of harassment, abuse or inappropriate behaviour" and is ready to cooperate fully with judicial authorities.
- Investigations in France run parallel to British proceedings, with the London Metropolitan Police having questioned seven people suspected of enabling Al-Fayed, though no charges have been brought.
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Ritz among Paris landmarks searched in Al-Fayed trafficking probe
French police have searched two Paris properties linked to Mohamed Al-Fayed, the Ritz and Villa Windsor, as part of an investigation into an alleged international network trafficking women for the late billionaire, prosecutors told AFP Tuesday.
A former Harrods employee reported her brother Salah for sexual assault, forced drug supply and isolation on a Scottish family farm
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PARIS (France), Nov 11 — French police have searched two Paris properties linked to Mohamed Al-Fayed, the Ritz and Villa Windsor, as part of an investigation into an alleged...
The operations are part of a case initiated in 2025 with an order to locate the accomplices of the late Egyptian tycoon, former owner of the luxurious London department store Harrods, and his brother, Salah al-Fayed. The Paris Prosecutor’s Office states that several persons were arrested for interrogation and that the authorities are going to analyze computers, telephones and other digital media. In addition, the authorities have carried out ope…
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Police custody also took place in the context of the French investigation into a suspected network of trafficking in women that would have benefited the deceased billionaire.
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