The former director of the Parisian judicial police, Christian Flaesch, was sentenced on Tuesday February 14 to a suspended fine of 5,000 euros, for having transmitted in 2013 information covered by secrecy to the former boss of internal intelligence Bernard Squarcini , then converted into the private sector.
The 10th correctional chamber of the Paris court found guilty the former boss of 36 quai des Orfèvres, of violation of professional secrecy and the secrecy of the instruction, choosing this sentence "in particular in view of the seniority of the facts
"
.
Message exchange
He was first accused of Christian Flaesch, dismissed in 2013 for another reason, text exchanges with Bernard Squarcini between March 26 and April 2, 2013, on a procedure brought by Hermès against LVMH.
Bernard Squarcini, nicknamed "
Le Squale
", had then left the DCRI (now DGSI) since 2012 and founded his consulting company in economic intelligence, working in particular for LVMH.
This information “
was public.
I did not teach him anything
, ”argued at the bar Christian Flaesch, 65, who admitted the facts.
The former big cop was also tried for exchanges of emails with Bernard Squarcini in September 2013, about a case in which Moët Hennessy, a subsidiary of LVMH, was a complainant.
"Former colleague and friend" relationship
They included in particular explanatory emails from the deputy director of economic affairs and the hearing report from the company's legal director.
“
In both cases
”, there was a relationship between them “
of a former colleague and friend
”, admitted Christian Flaesch, now director of security for the Accor group.
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Bernard Squarcini was a "
consultant
" and not a representative of LVMH, insisted the prosecutor, believing that Christian Flaesch had to "
lead by example
" and "
not to derogate from this absolute secrecy, which is all too often violated
".
She demanded a fine of 15,000 euros, including 5,000 suspended.
This is the same sentence as that proposed during a "
guilty plea
" in January 2022.
A “classic” trial necessary
Indicted in 2016 in the much larger investigation targeting Bernard Squarcini, Christian Flaesch had accepted an appearance on prior admission of guilt (CRPC), leading to the disjunction of his case.
The judge responsible for examining it had nevertheless refused to approve it, considering that a “
classic
” trial was necessary.
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For the defense, Me Jean-Yves Le Borgne asked for a "
theoretical sentence
", insisting on the ambiguous status of Bernard Squarcini and questioning the "
secret
" nature of the information transmitted.
"
I joined the police in 1982, I left in 2014 and I did not think I would end my career by finding myself in court
," said Christian Flaesch in his last words.
In the main file, the prosecution requested in December the dismissal of eleven people, including Bernard Squarcini, before the criminal court.
