法国警方上周将一名高级将领拘留，这是针对法国最高荣誉“荣誉军团勋章”评选委员会潜在贿赂行为持续调查的一部分。调查重点在于可能存在的利益输送，包括豪华餐宴、度假以及数千欧元的现金。
French police took a top general into custody last week as part of an ongoing probe into potential bribery among the selection committee for the country’s highest decoration, the Legion of Honour. Investigations centre on possible payoffs for awards including expansive meals, holidays and thousands of euros in cash.
法国高级将领、前荣誉军团勋章大总长贝努瓦·普加（Benoît Puga）上周被警方拘留，作为警方调查其是否因提名国家荣誉候选人而收受贿赂的一部分。
One of France’s top generals, former Grand Chancellor of the Legion of Honour (Légion d'honneur) Benoît Puga was taken into police custody last week as part of a police investigation into whether he received bribes in exchange for putting nominees forward for prestigious national honours.
普加曾于2016年至2023年担任负责授予荣誉军团勋章的机构负责人。这位五星上将还曾在前法国总统尼古拉·萨科齐和弗朗索瓦·奥朗德任内，担任爱丽舍宫总统幕僚长。
Puga was head of the body that awards the Legion of Honour from 2016 to 2023. The five-star general also served as chief of staff to the president at the Élysée Palace under former French leaders Nicolas Sarkozy and François Hollande.
据法国媒体《巴黎人报》周四报道，普加于9月22日上午被警方拘留，并于次日傍晚获释。
He was taken into police custody in the morning on September 22 and released the next evening, French media outlet Le Parisien reported on Thursday.
荣誉军团勋章是法国最高等级的民事和军事功勋勋章，也是世界上最著名的国家荣誉之一，旨在表彰对法国做出杰出服务和贡献的人士。
The Legion of Honour is France's highest civil and military order of merit and one of the most famous national honours in the world, offering recognition for outstanding service and contributions to France.
该勋章由拿破仑·波拿巴于1802年创立，获得者包括1789年法国大革命和二战抵抗运动的领导人。
Created by Napoleon Bonaparte in 1802, recipients include leaders of France’s 1789 Revolution and the World War II Resistance.
近期获此殊荣的还有吉赛尔·佩利科（Gisèle Pélicot）、弗拉基米尔·泽连斯基（Volodymyr Zelensky）以及2018年夺得世界杯冠军的法国男子足球队，此外还有知名军事官员、公务员、艺术家和科学家。
More recent inductions include Gisèle Pélicot, Volodymyr Zelensky and France's victorious 2018 men's World Cup football team, along with prominent military officers, civil servants, artists and scientists.
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Read more'I wanted my story to help others': Gisèle Pelicot memoir launches in 22 languages Dinners, holidays, business opportunities A source said that General Puga was questioned by French anticorruption body l’Office central de lutte contre la corruption et les infractions financières et fiscales as part of an ongoing 2023 investigation into corruption, influence peddling and illegal conflict of interest.
调查的核心人物是前共和党参议员让-皮埃尔·邦萨尔，他于2024年去世——此前一年，Mediapart的一项调查揭露了有关他利用巨额财富为亲信谋取荣誉的嫌疑。
At the heart of the investigation is former Republican senator Jean-Pierre Bansard, who died in 2024 – one year after a Mediapart investigation revealed suspicions that he had used his vast fortune to secure honours for members of his entourage.
在邦萨尔担任参议员期间，他的三个子女以及至少九名关系人获得了荣誉军团勋章或法国第二高级别的国家功绩勋章。
While senator, three of Bansard’s children and at least nine more of his associates were awarded either the Legion of Honour or France’s second-highest decoration, the National Order of Merit (Ordre national du Mérite).
调查称，邦萨尔与皮加关系“友好”，而皮加作为荣誉军团大总管，主持着负责审核政府部长提交的国家荣誉候选人的委员会。荣誉名单的最终批准权属于总统。
The investigation claimed that Bansard had a “friendly” relationship with Puga who, as grand chancellor of the Legion of Honour, chaired the council that vetted candidates for the national honours submitted by government ministers. Final approval for the honours list rests with the president.
Mediapart称，邦萨尔曾邀请皮加参加昂贵的晚宴，并到他在科西嘉的一处房产度假，还为皮加的儿子提供了商业机会。
Mediapart claimed that Bansard invited Puga to expensive dinners and on holiday in one of his properties in Corsica as well as providing business opportunities for Puga’s son.
一位司法消息人士告诉法新社，正在进行的警方调查“旨在查明伯努瓦·皮加——在担任荣誉军团大总管期间——是否以及在任何条件下进行了干预，使让-皮埃尔·邦萨尔的家族或职业圈子中的多人在2016年至2023年间获得勋章”。
The ongoing police investigation “aims to clarify whether, and under what conditions, Benoît Puga – while he was Grand Chancellor of the Legion of Honour – intervened to enable several people in Jean-Pierre Bansard’s family or professional circle to receive decorations between 2016 and 2023", a judicial source told AFP.
皮加否认有任何不当行为，邦萨尔也是如此。作为调查的一部分，两人的住所以及邦萨尔的商业和政治办公室均已被搜查。
Cash for honours Puga has denied any wrongdoing, as did Bansard. Both men’s homes have been searched as part of the investigation along with Bansard’s business and political offices.
据《巴黎人报》报道，警方上周讯问了皮加的妻子以及其他与调查相关的人员，包括一名餐厅老板和一名前大总管府成员。
Police last week questioned Puga’s wife along with others linked to the investigation including a restaurant owner and a former member of the Grand Chancellery, Le Parisien reported.
同样被讯问的还有商人朱利安·雷诺，他于2019年创立了荣誉军团基金会。
Also questioned was businessman Julien Renault who founded the Foundation for the Legion of Honour in 2019.
该组织旨在让商界领袖资助大总长府的翻修工程，该府邸位于巴黎市中心，是一座19世纪的宅邸。但《Mediapart》质疑，这是否也可能被用作影响委员会遴选过程的渠道。
The organisation aimed to enable business leaders to fund renovation works at the Grand Chancellery, which is housed in a 19th century mansion in central Paris. But Mediapart questioned whether this could also have been used as a channel to influence the committee’s selection process.
今年7月，俄罗斯商人亚历山大·沃伊诺夫斯基（Aleksandr Voinovskii）点名雷诺（Renault）是法国多位权势人物之一，称这些人于2021年向他提议，若支付5万至15万欧元的现金，便可获得勋章或法国居留许可。
Renault was in July named by Russian businessman Aleksandr Voinovskii as one of a number of powerful figures in France who in 2021 proposed that he could make cash transfers from €50,000 to €150,000 in order to receive a decoration or a French residence permit.
雷诺向《Mediapart》表示，他确实与沃伊诺夫斯基有过接触，但否认曾提议以金钱换取国家荣誉。“从来没有人承诺过授予勋章！”他说。
Renault told Mediapart that he had been in contact with Voinovskii but denied proposing payment for a national honour. “No-one ever promised decorations, ever!” he said.
根据法国数据库“Léonore”的记录，自荣誉军团勋章设立以来，已有超过38万人获此殊荣。目前约有7.9万人持有该勋章。
More than 380,000 people have been awarded the Legion of Honour since its inception according to French database, Léonore. Around 79,000 people currently hold the decoration.
荣誉军团勋章和功绩勋章均设有五个等级：骑士、军官、指挥官、大军官和大十字勋章。
Both the Legion of Honour and the Order of Merit have five rankings: Knight, officer, commander, grand officer and grand cross.
根据荣誉制度相关规定，撤销上述任一勋章的决定只能由法国总统作出。
The decision to revoke either decoration can only be made by the French President following the rules surrounding honours.
前叙利亚总统巴沙尔·阿萨德、俄罗斯领导人弗拉基米尔·普京以及声名狼藉的电影大亨哈维·韦恩斯坦的荣誉均已被撤销，2025年因腐败罪被判有罪的前法国总统尼古拉·萨科齐的荣誉同样被剥夺。
Former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, Russian leader Vladimir Putin and disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein have all seen their honours revoked, as has former French President Nicolas Sarkozy who was convicted of corruption in 2025.