02.14.19
Posted in Europe, Patents at 2:59 pm by Dr. Roy Schestowitz
Summary: Our writings about the scandals implicating Benalla and the European Patent Office (EPO)
- Battistelli’s Bodyguard, Part I: Destruction of Evidence by Alexandre Benalla
- Battistelli’s Bodyguard, Part II: Fishing Expedition for Sources in the Alexandre Benalla ‘Underworld’ Scandal
- Battistelli’s Bodyguard, Part III: Mars, France Close Protection (Benalla’s Family), and Russian Oligarchy
- Battistelli’s Bodyguard, Part IV: Suspected Offenses of Forgery and Possible Falsification
- Battistelli’s Bodyguard, Part V: Mediapart Explains the ‘Raid’ Attempt, Reporters Without Borders Involved
- Alexandre Benalla, Macron’s Violent Bodyguard, Was Also Battistelli’s Bodyguard
- It Wasn’t Judges With Weapons in Their Office, It Was Benoît Battistelli Who Brought Firearms to the European Patent Office (EPO)
- Benoît Battistelli Refuses to Talk to the Media About Bringing Firearms to the EPO
- Guest Post on Ronan Le Gleut and Benalla at the French Senate (in Light of Battistelli’s Epic Abuses)
- The Man Whose Actions Could Potentially Land Team Battistelli in Jail
- French Media Confirms Alexandre Benalla Just One of Six Battistelli Bodyguards, Employed at the Cost of €8,000-€10,000 Per Month (for Benalla Alone!)
- Corrupt Battistelli Paid a Fortune (EPO Budget) for Outlaw/Rogue ‘Bodyguards’ From Firm Linked to Russian Oligarch Iskander Makhmudov
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