Moroccan sites: French consul general found hanged in Tangier

On Thursday, the Moroccan authorities found the body of the French consul general in Tangier, Denis Francois, at his residence within the French consulate there, according to various French-speaking Maghreb websites such as the Moroccan site “360”, “telquel” and “Moraco Diplomatic “.

The Moroccan 360 site indicated that, according to the information available to it, the diplomat hanged himself in his room, and the site learned from informed sources that François committed suicide this morning, around 7 a.m.

According to Moroccan sources from Telquel, an investigation into the circumstances of his death has been opened at his residence within the consulate, and a close source said that at the present time, the circumstances of his death do not appear to be confirmed by suicide as reported, and these circumstances were not the subject of any contact by the French embassy. In Morocco.

Furthermore, no official information was provided on the reason for the incident.

Denis Francois is reported to have been appointed by French President Emmanuel Macron almost two months ago, succeeding Thierry Vallat, as Tangier’s consul general.

Denise Francois, born April 29, 1965, graduated with a master’s degree in public law and joined the French Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs in 1992, before being appointed president of the Asia and Oceania region in the country. The Agency for French Education Abroad (AEFE), between 1992 and 1995, was Deputy Consul General in Montreal, between 2004 and 2009, and Head of the Office of Legal Policy and Human Resources Management, between 2013 and 2016.