French Spy Found Dead in Alps After Being Accused of Plot to Assassinate Exiled Congolese Politician
March 29th, 2019Via: Independent:
A French spy has been shot dead after being implicated in the attempted assassination of an exiled Congolese opposition figure.
The body of Daniel Forestier was discovered last week by police in a car park in the remote Alpine town of Ballaison, close to the French border with Switzerland.
The 57-year-old had been shot five times in the head and chest. Prosecutors said the calculated nature of the shooting meant it was being treated as a professional hit.
French media have widely reported Mr Forestier was a retired agent for the DGSE, France’s external intelligence agency, comparable to MI6.
Mr Forestier had been under investigation by authorities in connection with a plot to kill Ferdinand Mbahou, an exiled military general and high-profile opponent of the Congo-Brazzaville government.
