Athanor Trial: Sébastien Leroy, the enforcer who dreamed of becoming a spy
At the trial of the Athanor criminal cell, the profile of Sébastien Leroy intrigues: a former private security agent who dreamed of being a secret agent and who carried out criminal contracts on behalf of the network.
Athanor Trial: Sébastien Leroy, the enforcer who dreamed of becoming a spy
The trial of the Athanor criminal cell continued its examination before the assize court, with the hearing of one of its most enigmatic members. Sébastien Leroy, described as an executor of the network, was presented as a man fascinated by the world of espionage, according to reporting by Le Figaro.
In his thirties, he operated in the private security sector, a field he himself described as disreputable. During his questioning by a personality investigator, he had evoked a world where abuses were frequent and where one had to know how to resist temptations. Yet he was unable to refuse the missions entrusted to him.
In Athanor's hierarchical structure, Leroy occupied the role of executor. He received his instructions from Daniel Beaulieu, who was himself subordinate to Frédéric Vaglio, a lodge brother. He then carried out the network's dirtiest tasks, which mixed private intelligence activities and murder-for-hire contracts.
Six years of preventive detention left deep marks on the defendant. His lawyers and psychologists indicated that he had at one moment considered ending his life. Physically transformed, pallid and balding, he appeared today to be much older than his actual age.
What is striking in this case is the way a former intelligence officer from the internal security services managed to convince him that their criminal activities were being carried out on behalf of the State. The question of his credulity in the face of these manipulations remains at the heart of the debate.
Source: Le Figaro
Source: Le Figaro