investigators are considering the possibility of a destabilization operation coming from Russia

After the discovery of Star of David tags in Île-de-France, particularly in the south of Paris, Tuesday October 31, investigators are considering the possibility of an attempt at destabilization coming from Moscow, franceinfo learned Tuesday November 7 from source close to the investigation.

It all started with an arrest ten days ago of a first Moldovan couple in their thirties. They were caught in the middle of the night, painting blue Stars of David on building facades. In police custody, they claim to have done this on the orders of a Russian person, for a little money.

The prosecution quickly closed the case. The decision was taken to expel the couple in an irregular situation, they were placed in a detention center. This couple was taken from their detention center to be questioned again. In police custody, he repeated that he had taken his orders in Russia.

Another couple identified

This affair went unnoticed until last week, more than 200 similar stencils were discovered in the south of Paris, in Hauts-de-Seine and in Seine-Saint-Denis. According to our information, investigators have since identified another couple, seen on video surveillance cameras. These new suspects quickly left France. It was like a “commando operation”, analyzes a police officer.

For investigators, the link between the two cases is indisputable. Anti-Semitic tags or not, the intelligence services have been made aware of what appears to be an attempt at destabilization coming from Moscow.