French journalists probed on suspicion of blackmailing Moroccan king

The king’s lawyer, Eric Dupont-Moretti, told RTL radio that Eric Laurent and Catherine Graciet were arrested on Thursday after a police sting in which he said the journalists received a payment and signed a contract for not publishing the book.

The French judicial source told Reuters the two freelance journalists, who had previously published a book criticizing the monarch, were placed under investigation on Friday evening and released from custody overnight.

Graciet’s lawyer Eric Moutet, speaking to BFM TV, urged prudence regarding the accusations. “Conspiracy or not, I don’t know,” he said. “What is clear is that they were enticed into a trap.”

Under French law, being placed under formal investigation indicates there exists “serious or consistent evidence” pointing to probable implication of a suspect in a crime.

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