Sacked Macron Bodyguard Defends Use of Diplomatic Passports
Emmanuel Macron’s former security aide, who was sacked this summer after his violent conduct fueled a political scandal, acknowledged on Sunday he was still traveling on a diplomatic passport, in an affair that has rattled the French presidency. After he was fired when a video emerged of his beating a May Day protester, Alexandre Benalla returned to the spotlight in France this week, under scrutiny over his recent consultancy work and unauthorized use of diplomatic passports. The original Benalla scandal became a major headache for Macron just over a year into his tenure, after the president, whose popularity ratings have …