Chirac to go on trial, maybe

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Former French President Chirac to stand trial, maybe
That is, if the whole case isn’t derailed by a last-minute protest by another defendant.  If the trial goes ahead as planned, Chirac, 78, faces a month in court on charges that he masterminded a scheme to have Paris City Hall pay for work that benefited his political party when he was mayor — before he became president in 1995.  A prison term is seen as highly unlikely, but in principle if convicted, Chirac could be jailed for up to 10 years and fined euro150,000 ($210,000).  via faustasblog.com

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