French prosecutors called for jail sentences of up to six years for the suspected masterminds of illegal weapons shipments to Angola in the 1990s. One of the sons of late French President François Mitterrand is among the defendants.
Angolagate, the trial on the arms-to-Angola scandal, started yesterday in Paris. Much attention will focus on Pierre Falcone, Arcady Gaydamak and members of the French political elite. What are the risks for the leading figures involved?
Jean-Christophe Mitterrand 
