Police | Informers in left-wing movements in France exposed

For at least three years, an informant is said to have been active in various left-wing radical circles in France. This is what activists writein a detailed dossier compiled after analyzing the young man's cell phone. He is said to have passed on large amounts of sensitive information to police officers under various aliases such as "Momo," "molo," or "zer0." He is said to have been born in November 2001; his nationality is not disclosed, but he has an uncertain residency status.

Apparently, his clients were the police – but there is no evidence of this. The title of the dossier also mentions the French domestic intelligence service, which reports to the Ministry of the Interior. In France, there is no requirement to separate the police and the security services; they cooperate much more closely than in Germany, for example.

The man is presumably not a government employee, but an informant who himself comes from left-wing movements. His reports included operational political planning as well as personal data such as the residency status, nationalities, and private circumstances of activists. He marked the information with flags for LGBTQI or Turkey, among others.

The dossier alleges that "Momo" was put under pressure after his arrest and decided to cooperate. He was shown video evidence of crimes he had committed. He was then threatened with imprisonment or even deportation detention. In exchange for his cooperation, he was allegedly promised not only a residence permit, but also cash, payments for rent, train tickets, medication, and education.

In addition to his intensive surveillance activities in France—particularly in Paris, the anti-nuclear protest site of Bure, and during the "Soulèvements de la Terre" uprisings—the informant also traveled to Germany. A few weeks ago, he reportedly visited the "Anarchist Barrio" of the "Disarm Rheinmetall!" camp in Cologne . He also apparently informed his leadership about a camp planned for the third week of September against the arms company Elbit in Ulm, Swabia. The dossier also reports on an operation in Belgium. He also reportedly passed on information to activists in Berlin and Athens.

"He showed up at meetings irregularly, took no responsibility, but was always at the forefront of actions," the report continues. Before the informant was exposed, other activists reportedly had concrete suspicions. As a result, he was reportedly observed and confronted. "At this meeting, it was possible to view his phone," the dossier states – it remains unclear whether "Momo" handed over the device voluntarily. It contained chat histories with five different police officers dating back to March 2022. Afterward, he "confessed very quickly."

According to the outing, the revealed chat histories reveal a dense surveillance network – some messages are also published as screenshots in the dossier. Meetings with officers sometimes took place every two days, and daily before and after major actions. Communication took place via the messaging services Telegram and WhatsApp, with the main chat titled "Amigo." Officers' questions focused on planned actions and alleged ringleaders, including those on May 1, 2025, in Paris and during protests against the annual Nazi march on May 9 in the capital.

The outing from France is reminiscent of the German LKA officer Simon Bromma , the Austrian "Danielle Durand," who operated under a pseudonym, and the British police officer Mark Kennedy , who infiltrated left-wing movements abroad in the 1910s. As police officers, they required permission from the respective state to cross borders and carry out any subsequent actions in foreign territory. However, these regulations are more lax for police or intelligence informants—in Germany, for example, they do not need permission to enter a home.

"The use of informants in our movements has unfortunately become commonplace," states the dossier from France. It ends with a clear statement: "Power us, fire the informants!"