Daily Telegraph: “Employees of the Australian billionaire admitted his relationship with Minister Benali”

The “Daily Telegraph” newspaper in its Australian version revealed new details concerning the alleged “kiss photo” between the Minister of Energy Transition and Sustainable Development, Leila Benali, and the director of the “Fortescue” group, the man Australian businessman, Andrew Forrest.

The newspaper indicated that employees of the Australian businessman’s “empire” confirmed the existence of a romantic relationship between their director and the Moroccan minister.

The employees added that several meetings had taken place between the Australian billionaire and the Moroccan minister in recent months.

It should be noted that Minister Benali categorically denied any connection with the photo in question, affirming that it was only a false and totally unfounded accusation.

A press release from the minister indicates that she “categorically and firmly denies any relationship with the photo”, affirming her “total commitment to respecting morality and good customs, the elements of good reputation and her concern to preserve honor, the consideration and dignity that distinguish her personality as an authentic Moroccan woman and mother on the one hand, and as a responsible minister in the government of the Kingdom of Morocco defending the higher interests of the country on the other hand.”

She considered that “the attempted defamation of which she was the victim through the publication mentioned is not the first. “It’s a form of revenge and targeting from certain interest groups.”