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Chirac denies media reports of Alzheimer’s fears
31/01/2011 - FRANCE

Chirac denies media reports of Alzheimer’s fears

France's former president Jacques Chirac on Monday denied French media reports claiming his wife was worried that he may be suffering from Alzheimer’s disease. Chirac goes on trial next month on corruption charges.
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Chirac to face single trial for corruption charges in March
09/12/2010 - FRANCE

Chirac to face single trial for corruption charges in March

A Paris court decided Thursday that former French President Jacques Chirac (pictured) will only face one trial in March for two separate charges of corruption dating back to his time as mayor of Paris from 1977-1995.
Karachi bombing: sarkozy in the line of fire (part 2)
25/11/2010 - POLITICS

Karachi bombing: sarkozy in the line of fire (part 2)

Marc Perelman interviews Meriem Khelladi, Lawyer with Olivier Morice Law Office; Pierre Conesa, Former Defence Ministry Official and Managing Director of the European Company for Strategic Intelligence; Pascal Henry, Investigative Journalist; Co-author of ”Karachi bombing: the impossible investigation?” (Canal +) January 2010; and Renaud Girard, Chief Foreign Correspondent with the daily Le Figaro.
Karachi bombing: sarkozy in the line of fire
25/11/2010 - POLITICS

Karachi bombing: sarkozy in the line of fire

Marc Perelman interviews Meriem Khelladi, Lawyer with Olivier Morice Law Office; Pierre Conesa, Former Defence Ministry Official and Managing Director of the European Company for Strategic Intelligence; Pascal Henry, Investigative Journalist; Co-author of ”Karachi bombing: the impossible investigation?” (Canal +) January 2010; and Renaud Girard, Chief Foreign Correspondent with the daily Le Figaro.
Doubt cast on link between French bribes and Karachi bombing
22/11/2010 - FRANCE

Doubt cast on link between French bribes and Karachi bombing

A key witness in the complex “Karachi affair” has cast doubt over an alleged link between a bombing that killed 11 French engineers in the Pakistani city and France’s decision to end bribes paid to Pakistan for the 1994 sale of French submarines.
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Families sue former French president in Pakistan arms scandal
20/11/2010 - FRANCE

Families sue former French president in Pakistan arms scandal

The relatives of 11 French engineers killed in a 2002 bombing in Pakistan will bring charges against former President Jacques Chirac, claiming he ignored risks of reprisals against French personnel by stopping bribe payments to Pakistani officials.
Timeline: The Karachi bombing and kickbacks allegations
22/11/2010 - FRANCE

Timeline: The Karachi bombing and kickbacks allegations

In 2002 a suicide bomber killed 14 workers of French marine engineering company DCN in Karachi, 11 of whom were French citizens. These killings are linked to submarine sales by France to Pakistan that go back to the early 1990s.
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President Sarkozy asked to testify over fatal Karachi bombing
18/11/2010 - FRANCE - PAKISTAN

President Sarkozy asked to testify over fatal Karachi bombing

The relatives of eleven French engineers who were killed in a bombing in Pakistan in 2002 have demanded that President Sarkozy and two other senior politicians be made to testify over alleged corrupt deals that may have caused their deaths.
Prosecutors call for some charges against Chirac to be dropped
05/10/2010 - FRANCE

Prosecutors call for some charges against Chirac to be dropped

French prosecutors Monday called for some of the corruption charges against France's former president Jacques Chirac to be dismissed. He could still face criminal charges for misuse of public funds and breach of trust, but may now not be convicted.
Chirac to face trial in 2011 for misuse of public funds
01/10/2010 - FRANCE

Chirac to face trial in 2011 for misuse of public funds

Former French president Jacques Chirac will face trial next year on charges that he misused public funds while mayor of Paris, a court said Friday. Chirac is accused of paying 21 "phantom employees" with public funds between 1977 and 1995.
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