Paris has received a "proof of life" from the French hostage in Somalia

The French authorities received December 6 "proof of life" of the French Denis Allex, intelligence officer held hostage in Somalia since July 14, 2009, revealed Tuesday, December 28 The Directorate General of External Security (DGSE) . "No details were given by the kidnappers on his health or his or her whereabouts or conditions of detention", said the service, confirming a report posted on the website Secrets of the journalist of the weekly Marianne Jean Dominic Merchet.


This evidence of life has taken "as a response to a personal issue," said the DGSE, without providing further detail. The Directorate of External Security said it is "in contact with the kidnappers" Denis Allex, but that for "obvious reasons of discretion" the authorities do not wish to communicate about the content of the negotiations, "particularly difficult".

Denis Allex, an agent of French intelligence services, was kidnapped by an Islamist group July 14, 2009 in Mogadishu. Another French removed the same day had found freedom in late August 2009. According to Paris, these two officers were tasked to train elements of the police and presidential guard.

Somali Shabab Islamist insurgents say they also they were supposed to gather information for the French government for the benefit of "the crusade forces" in Somalia. Islamists demand the cessation of any particular political or military support of France in the fragile Somali government and the withdrawal of all its advisers from Somalia.

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