Jean-Pierre Marongiu (24 March 1957 – 13 June 2023) was a French businessman, engineer, and writer.[1] While living in Qatar, he experienced legal challenges and spent five years imprisoned. After returning to France, he wrote about his experiences in Qatar's justice system.
Jean-Pierre Marongiu | |
|---|---|
 Marongiu in 2019 | |
| Born | 24 March 1957 |
| Died | 13 June 2023 (aged 66) Metz, France |
| Nationality | French |
| Occupation(s) | Businessman Writer |
Biography
editBorn on 24 March 1957 in Tunisia, Marongiu worked as an arts and crafts engineer in Aix-en-Provence. He then worked as a quality control manager in Panama for a French company, Ateliers et chantiers de Marseille, later continuing on to Costa Rica. Subsequently, he supervised oil platform construction projects and worked abroad in Asia, Africa, South America, and the North Sea, before settling in Angola in 2001, where he founded a company specializing in the energy and civil engineering sectors.
In 2005, Marongiu invested in a Qatari management training company alongside a local partner who took 51% of the shares, as required by Qatari law. In 2008, he was elected president of the Union des Français de l'Etranger in Qatar for a five-year term.[2][3] However, he was trapped by his Qatari partner, who in 2013 demanded all of his shares in the company without compensation.[4] After losing everything, he attempted to flee the country illegally, for which he was arrested in Bahrain and imprisoned without trial.[5][6][7] He spent more than 1700 days in prison, attempting to receive help from France, his family, and his lawyer.[8][9] He was released on 5 July 2018 after receiving a pardon.[10] After returning to France, he began writing about his experiences.[11][12]
Jean-Pierre Maroniu died in Metz on 13 June 2023, at the age of 66.[13]
Publications
edit- Le Châtiment des élites (2011)
- Qaptif (2013)
- Le vent ne change jamais de direction… Ce sont les hommes qui lui tournent le dos (2013)
- InQarcéré (2019)
- Aussi noire que soit ma nuit, je reviendrai vers toi (2020)
- Même à terre, restez debout ! (2020)
- Le hasard n'existe pas, il s'écrit (2022)
References
edit- ^ "Marongiu, Jean-Pierre (1957-....)". Bibliothèque nationale de France (in French).
- ^ Koch, François (15 October 2013). "Un Français en prison au Qatar en appelle à François Hollande". L'Express (in French). Retrieved 14 June 2023.
- ^ Hamel, Ian (29 September 2017). "Qatar : la famille Al-Thani divisée face à l'Arabie saoudite". Le Point (in French). Retrieved 14 June 2023.
- ^ Hamel, Ian (22 September 2017). "Qatar, Jean-Pierre Marongiu injustement emprisonné". Mondafrique (in French). Archived from the original on 15 June 2018. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
- ^ "Un Français "piégé" au Qatar entame une grève de la faim". Le Monde (in French). 3 October 2013. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
- ^ "Un entrepreneur français piégé au Qatar". Le Parisien (in French). 24 August 2013. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
- ^ Jeannin, Marc (7 July 2017). "Qatar: Jean-Pierre Marongiu, entrepreneur français détenu depuis près de 4 ans". Radio France Internationale (in French). Retrieved 14 June 2023.
- ^ "Qatar: un gréviste de la faim français va mal". Europe 1 (in French). 23 October 2013. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
- ^ "Un entrepreneur français détenu au Qatar demande 50 000 euros à la France pour payer sa libération". France Info (in French). 27 April 2018. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
- ^ Renard, Hélène (16 September 2019). ""LECTURES D'ETE": "InQarcéré" de Jean-Pierre Marongiu". Atlantico (in French). Retrieved 14 June 2023.
- ^ "Jean-Pierre Marongiu, 5 ans de prison au Qatar dans l'indifférence". Le Petit Journal (in French). 20 May 2019. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
- ^ Lhullier, Clément; Pinganaud, François (7 February 2020). "Jean-Pierre Marongiu : "J'ai pris la mesure de l'attaque à laquelle notre démocratie était soumise"". France Bleu (in French). Moselle. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
- ^ Molodtzoff, Eric; Dangin, Séverine (13 June 2023). "Décès de l'homme d'affaire Jean-Pierre Marongiu emprisonné six ans au Qatar". France Info (in French). Retrieved 14 June 2023.