French Ex-Rafale Pilot Investigated over Alleged China Ties
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He made, without informing his superiors, two trips to Pekin where he gave training seminars
A former French Navy pilot has been detained and interrogated in France on charges of passing sensitive military information to China. He is the same man who claimed responsibility for "Operation Sindoor," during which Chinese fighter jets in Pakistan shot down an Indian Rafale jet.
French ex-pilot, who claimed IAF lost Rafales, praised Chinese jets, held for spying for China
Operations Sindoor: A former French Navy pilot was detained and probed in France over allegations that he passed sensitive military information to China. The pilot, Pierre-Henri Chuet, had claimed that India lost Rafale jets during Operation Sindoor to Pakistan's Chinese warplanes.
A former pilot of the French naval aircraft was charged on 23 July, notably for intelligence with foreign power.
The charges were brought to justice by the Ministry of Armed Forces under article 40 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.
A former French fighter pilot was charged for intelligence with foreign power and disclosure of defence secrets. The investigation is about suspicions about his alleged ties with China. He was reportedly charged with two trips in 2018 and 2019, paid by a South African company. - A former pilot of the French naval aircraft under investigation, suspected of intelligence with China (Police, justice and other facts).
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