Jean-Marie Pontaut

Jean-Marie Pontaut (born 26 February 1947 in Neuilly-sur-Seine) is a French investigative journalist, working for the daily L'Express, after a start and a return trip to Le Point.

The trial set for 21 and 22 June 2007, was postponed, Jean-Marie Pontaut having called as witnesses Jean-Louis Gergorin, Imad Lahoud [fr] and Denis Robert, charged in the criminal part of the Clearstream affair, as well as General Philippe Rondot.

From 1972 to July 1984, he was a reporter and head of inquiry at the weekly newspaper Le Point, in charge of judicial and police files.

From November 1984 to September 1986, he became a senior reporter for the weekly L'Express, and from September 1986 to August 1987, became head of the newspaper company's service department, where he became deputy editor-in-chief and head of the investigations section, from August 1987 to December 1988.

From September 1995 to February 1996, he was Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Europe 1, where he also presented the weekly investigations magazine Témoin n°1.