THE ANDRUET AFFAIR: A FATHER’S REVENGE | M6 | 66 minutes

The news hit the polite society of Marrakech like a bombshell. The man arrested in the city last week was one of its most prominent citizens: Sasha Rhoul, the owner of a famous local top hotel. For years he had lived in the luxurious surroundings of his hotel where he entertained the jet set as they holidayed in Morocco. And yet, in France, in 2009, he had been condemned in his absence to 15 years in prison for the murder of Gilles Andruet. This former French chess champion turned professional casino gambler was found drugged and battered to death one August day in 1995 in a ditch in the suburbs of Paris. His father, Jean-Claude Andruet, a famous rally driver of the 70s, can finally take consolation in this arrest. For more than 15 years he has been on the trail of the man he believed was the presumed murderer of his son. For up until last week, Interpol arrest warrants had remained a dead letter. Another look at an astonishing case.