French far-right party Rassemblement National (RN) party member and former head of the EU's border agency Frontex Fabrice Leggeri, poses during a photo session in Paris, on March 25, 2024. STEFANO RELLANDINI / AFP
A French judge will investigate claims brought by an NGO that the former head of the European Union border agency, Frontex, was complicit in crimes against humanity, a judicial source told AFP on Tuesday, March 24.
Fabrice Leggeri, a former French civil servant, was frequently accused of tolerating pushbacks of asylum seekers during a seven-year spell as Frontex chief that began in 2015. The Human Rights League (LDH) filed a complaint against him in 2024, accusing him of encouraging his staff to facilitate the interception of migrant boats by the Libyan and Greek authorities.
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