Christophe Naudin (born 22 December 1962) is a French writer.

Christophe Naudin
Naudin in 2009
Born (1962-12-22) 22 December 1962 (age 61)
Libourne, France
NationalityFrench
Alma mater
Occupation(s)Criminologist, writer, aircraft pilot

Education and background edit

Christophe Naudin holds

  • a PhD in geography from Paris-Sorbonne University
  • a commercial pilot licence, multiengine, instrument rating
  • a postgraduate degree in geopolitics from the University of Paris – Marne la Vallée
  • MA degree in geography from the Paris Diderot University

Biography edit

Before 1995, he was an instructor in aviation security for the French SWAT police (RAID – Recherche, Assistance, Intervention, Dissuasion) for airport security and border control, before the pre-privatization measures with the equivalent of TSA Transportation Security Administration.

Since 1996, he has taught X-ray screening for the French gendarmerie, showing how to place laptops correctly in plastic baskets in and for correctional institution since 2000. He is a trainer for the French national police and the gendarmerie, working within the French police cooperation unit (DCI) since 1997.

Since September 2005, he has been a speaker at the University of the Chinese People's Public Security (Beijing) and the Graduate School of Criminal Police in Shenyang.

In 1996 he created, with Sébastien Benoit-Latour, a US consultancy firm based in West Palm Beach, Florida.

In February 2016, Naudin was kidnapped in Cairo with a false Red Notice held by Dominican secret services for being sought by the Dominican Republic. He was accused of being directly involved in the Air Cocaïne business for helping the escape and exfiltration of two "pilot friends", Pascal Fauret and Bruno Odos.[1][failed verification] On February 27, Egypt agreed to extradite Naudin to the Dominican Republic to face criminal charges. Theses men were declared innocent of all Dominican or French charges by Aix-en-Provence Court of Appeal on 8 July 2021.[2]

Books edit

  • Alias, le nouvel empire des crimes d'identité, Publisher La Table Ronde, Paris February 2005
  • Sûreté aérienne, la grande illusion, Publisher La Table Ronde, March 2007
  • Histoire de l'identité individuelle – d'hier et de demain, Publisher Ellipses, 2009
  • Sûreté mode d'emploi. Publisher Ellipses, 2011
  • Air Cocaïne, les dessous d'une mystification d'un narco Etat, publisher L'Archipel, Paris May 2021

Articles edit

  • Défense nationale N°3 : Fausse identité, nouvelle menace stratégique ? 2005
  • Cahier de la sécurité N°6 – INHES, Cybercriminalité identitaire, sept.–déc. 2008
  • Outre Terre N°23 : Union pour la méditerranée contre Al-Qaïda, 2009
  • Défense nationale N°12 : Identité et défense : vulnérabilité d'hier, atout stratégique de demain ?, novembre 2009

PhD edit

His doctoral thesis, "Doctorat d'État de géographie de l'école doctorale N°7", was delivered by Université Paris IV – Paris Sorbonne. His geography thesis titled "Géopolitique identitaire : le grand défi du 21e siècle", was directed by professor Michel Korinman. His dissertation committee was presided by Gérard-François Dumont.

References edit

  1. ^ "Air cocaïne: le criminologue français Christophe Naudin arrêté en Egypte". www.msn.com. Archived from the original on 2016-02-07.
  2. ^ Pueyo, Véronique (9 July 2021). "Air Cocaïne : les deux pilotes, dont l'isérois Bruno Odos, acquittés. Son frère, Daniel Odos, réagit". France Bleu (in French).