In 1981 Djouhri was accused of armed robbery of a jewelry store but was later proven innocent .
[1] Djouhri lives in Geneva, Switzerland, where he is on the board of a directors of a water treatment and alternative energy company.
[2] Les Échos has described him as a longtime, "important intermediary" in French foreign relations with North Africa.
[3] In the 1990s, Djouhri became an associate of Michel Roussin and, through him, met Jacques Chirac.
[1] He was later a confidante of Nicolas Sarkozy and was arrested for questioning over allegations of Libyan influence in the 2007 French elections.