French spying: Senior army officer investigated
A senior French army officer is under investigation for a suspected "breach of security", the armed forces minister has confirmed.
Florence Parly gave no further details but sources told French media that the officer was stationed with Nato and based in Italy.
The lieutenant-colonel was suspected of passing sensitive information to Russian intelligence, Europe 1 reports.
He has been remanded in custody in Paris, the radio station said.
Ms Parly told Europe 1 it was France that had instigated the legal proceedings in the case and it was now in the hands of prosecutors.
"We have taken all the protective measures that were necessary," she said.
A judicial source told Agence France-Presse the officer had been remanded and was being investigated over "intelligence with a foreign power that undermines the fundamental interests of the nation".
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