France, July 19 -- The publication of the Egypt Papers investigation by French non-profit investigative journalism site Disclose in 2021 prompted France's defence ministry to file a legal complaint against its co-author, journalist Ariane Lavrilleux, for allegedly disclosing classified information.

In 2025, following three years of judicial proceedings, anti-terrorism judges ruled there were no grounds to prosecute her, saying the reporting was in the public interest.

But on 8 July, the Paris Court of Appeal ordered the investigation to be reopened, following a request from the Paris public prosecutor's office.

"We thought all this was behind us, after 40 hours in police custody, months of extraordinary surveillance and geolocation tra...