Le Monde, the French newspaper, published a report revealing that Frenchman Aymeric Chauprade was an advisor to former President Leonel Fernandez. Likewise, it was revealed that Chauprade was invited to speak at conferences at Funglode. Chauprade is now mentioned as a facilitator in the unauthorized departure from the Dominican Republic of French pilots Pascal Fauret and Bruno Odos, who had been sentenced to 20 years in jail for trafficking in 700 kg of cocaine found on a private jet (in a case known as Air Cocaine).
Chauprade is a French writer, political scientist and politician for the National Front in France. He was elected to the European Parliament from the National Front in the 2014 European Parliament election.
Le Monde reports that two days before the escape, Chauprade published a photo of himself with the two pilots on his Twitter account. It is also speculated that he hired a helicopter in his name to create a distraction while the two pilots slipped away by sea.
In comments to Le Monde, Chauprade said: “I am happy for their freedom, I would have done the same as them. I salute the bravery of the team that rescued them. I knew details of the operation, but I do not want to speak of that to not involve anyone,” he said. In Paris, Pascal Fauret confirmed he received the support of Chauprade.
Metro RD reports today on how Chauprade collaborated with Christophe Naudin, a former instructor in aviation security for the French swat police, to prepare the escape.
The newspaper today also carries statements from former Dominican ambassador to the United States and dean of the School of Law at the PUCMM, Flavio Dario Espinal that the DR put the escape for the pilots “on a silver platter.” Espinal says this is moreso because the pilots knew beforehand that they would not be extradited from France. Espinal is also critical of France calling their policy of state of rejecting extradition of the pilots as a “false nationalism.”
In the early days of the case, the Frenchmen were in jail, but they latter were allowed to remain under domiciliary arrest while awaiting the appeal trial, despite having received a 20-year sentence for trafficking in cocaine.
http://www.lemonde.fr/police-justice/article/2015/10/27/air-cocaine-qui-est-aymeric-chauprade_4797940_1653578.html
http://www.lemonde.fr/police-justice/article/2015/10/29/air-cocaine-une-evasion-meticuleusement-preparee_4798955_1653578.html
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