
LFI deputy Carlos Martens Bilongo filed a new complaint against Furthermore, General Benoît Puga, former grand chancellor of the Legion of Honor, targeted since 2024 by an investigation for corruption and illegal taking of interest, responded via his lawyer after his release from police custody.
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A first complaint filed by Carlos Martens Bilongo at the end of 2025 was dismissed on March 9, 2026 for insufficiently characterized offense. Benoît Puga has been the target of an investigation since 2024 for corruption and illegal taking of interest.
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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”.
“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.
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The investigation into Benoît Puga could lead to an indictment in the coming months.
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