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Former President Macron's security aide Alexandre Benalla appears before the French Senate Laws Commission prior to his hearing, in Paris, Monday, Jan. 21, 2019. Benalla has been taken into police custody last week in an investigation of possible misuse of diplomatic passports and then released. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

Macron ex-security aide: Diplomatic passports given back

By ELAINE GANLEY - Associated Press

Former President Macron's security aide Alexandre Benalla appears before the French Senate Laws Commission prior to his hearing, in Paris, France, Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2018. Benalla who triggered a political crisis after being videotaped beating a protester is grudgingly appearing before a Senate inquiry commission whose members he insulted as &quot;little people&quot; for whom he has no respect. He was fired in late June when the affair became a political scandal. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

Ex-aide is star witness of panel probing French crisis

By ELAINE GANLEY - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 1, 2017 file photo, French presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron, front right, flanked by his bodyguard, Alexandre Benalla, centre left, in Paris. Former security aide to French President Emmanuel Macron, Alexandre Benalla, who set off a political scandal after being videotaped beating up a protester said Wednesday Sept. 12, 2018, that he will appear before a Senate inquiry commission as requested, because he has no choice. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena, FILE)

France: Ex-aide in taped beating will testify, grudgingly

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