It is a decision taken in the calm and discretion of a court in the west of France.
But which takes on a very particular dimension in these times of return from the hunt for spies from the East.
On February 29, as reported by the specialized newsletter Intelligence Online, the Nantes administrative court rejected the request of a national of the People's Republic of China (PRC).
The latter, aged 40, requested the annulment of the decision of September 21, 2020 by which the Minister of the Interior refused her request for naturalization.
At issue: her husband's involvement in espionage activities for the benefit of China and the fact that she herself worked for a PRC intelligence agent.
The story of “Mrs. Y” begins banally.
One day in 2009, a 25-year-old Chinese student arrived in France.
She hasn't left her side for fifteen years.
On August 18, 2009, she married a “Mr.
X”, a compatriot also aged 25.
The spouses, who…
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