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France's
top diplomat in Hong Kong recalled over wine theft
Wednesday December 01, 2010 11:26:14 AM ,
DPA
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Hong Kong: France's top
diplomat in Hong Kong was suspended and recalled to Paris after
allegedly stealing two expensive bottles of wine, a news report
said Wednesday.
Marc Fonbaustier, 46, was recalled after he was reportedly caught
on security cameras taking bottles of Bordeaux from the elite Hong
Kong Country Club, the South China Morning Post reported.
Beijing officials sought his removal after security video showed
him slipping a bottle of wine into his jacket at the prestigious
club in early November, according to the newspaper.
An investigation was under way into the theft when Fonbaustier
allegedly took a second bottle of wine from the same club, which
invites top diplomats to enjoy its facilities, the Post said.
Fonbaustier, who was formerly second counsellor at the French
embassy in New Delhi, was recalled days later Nov 22.
A separate report in the Chinese-language Apple Daily newspaper
said the stolen bottles of wine were worth thousands of US
dollars.
Sources quoted by the Post said Fonbaustier enjoyed an "active
lifestyle" in Hong Kong and speculated that officials in Paris
"may have decided enough was enough".
The French consulate in Hong Kong declined to comment on the
reasons for Fonbaustier's suspension or the alleged wine theft. He
has been replaced by his deputy Agnes Humruzian.
A French foreign ministry official in Paris said after Fonbaustier
was recalled that he had been suspended over conduct "likely not
to meet the requirements of professional conduct for a French
diplomat".
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