
The former grand chancellor of the Legion of Honor comes out of silence through the voice of his lawyer, while deputy Carlos Martens Bilongo files a new complaint.
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General Benoît Puga has been the target of an investigation since 2024 for corruption and illegal taking of interest. A first complaint from MP Bilongo was dismissed on March 9, 2026.
“We cannot buy the Legion of Honor”: released from police custody, General Puga responds through his lawyer
INTERVIEW - The former grand chancellor of the Legion of Honor, Benoît Puga, has been the target of an investigation since 2024 for corruption and illegal taking of interest. For the first time, his lawyer Christophe Ayela comes out of silence with Le Figaro.
Note from Tracfin: LFI deputy Carlos Martens Bilongo files a new complaint against X for “intelligence with a foreign power”
A first simple complaint from Mr. Bilongo, filed at the end of 2025, was dismissed on March 9, 2026 for “insufficiently characterized offense”.
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Recent high school blockades have caused between 25 and 30 million euros of damage in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, according to Fabrice Pannekoucke. A third of establishments in the region are closed. Elected officials condemn the violence and the actions of thugs.

Four hundred high schools are closed in France after violence and 2000 arrests. The government points out the responsibility of LFI, while the Minister of Education meets with the unions.
The president of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, Fabrice Pannekoucke, estimates the damage caused by the violence linked to the blocking of high schools at between 25 and 30 million euros, and calls for the thugs to be penalized financially.

Olivier Faure warned that the unchanged 2027 draft budget would result in “obvious” censorship for him, while he claimed to be “absolutely” convinced by Mediapart's revelations on anti-Semitic writings attributed to Jordan Bardella, accusing the RN of being a “xenophobic, racist, anti-Semitic” party. Roland Lescure called for fair budgetary efforts for everyone, including retirees, to avoid a rise in interest rates, citing the example of Greece, Italy and Spain where pensions have fallen. Édouard Philippe considered that Bardella had made anti-Semitic remarks “obviously and scandalously”. A debate between five candidates in the PS primary took place on France 2, and Marine Le Pen proposed a “budgetary golden rule” by referendum to reduce public debt to 60% of GDP.
The rector of the Grand Mosque of Paris denounces the comments of former ambassador Xavier Driencourt and describes whistleblower Chawki Benzehra as an “obscure blogger” in a press release concerning the arrest of two Algerian influencers. Furthermore, the prosecution requested four years in prison, including two years under electronic bracelet, as well as five years of ineligibility and ban from public service against former minister Rachida Dati.
Mediapart publishes anti-Semitic messages attributed to Jordan Bardella who denies it, the high school protests are growing with more than 400 high schools closed, and Zinédine Zidane looks back on her journey.