INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
suspected of treason and "supplying information to a foreign power"
He faces up to 10 years in jail if found guilty.Mr Quennedey holds a senior position in the French Senate's department of architecture,
heritage and gardens.He is also president of the Franco-Korean Friendship Association, which promotes closer ties with North Korea.In recent
years he has written books on the country, including North Korea's Economy: Birth of New Asian Dragon (2013).Mr Quennedey has travelled
several times to Pyongyang in recent years and met officials and academics working in the architecture and construction fields, according to
his association's website.Following his arrest in Paris on Sunday, he was questioned for 96 hours by France's counter-intelligence
"If the allegations against him were proven, this would seriously undermine the image of our institution."Under France's criminal system,
an investigating judge is charged with reviewing the evidence and can decide to close the case.
