In this Edition: Trial of repeat sex offender Francis Evrard fuels castration debate; Cleastream slander case comes to an end; and The Crazy Horse sends top lap dancers out to recruit new customers.
Judges in France's "trial of the decade", in which former French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin is accused of trying to smear Nicolas Sarkozy before he became French president, will announce their verdict at the end of January.
Lawyers for former French prime minister Dominique de Villepin accused prosecutors on Wednesday of building a case to please the "pernicious prince" Nicolas Sarkozy. The trial ends on Friday, but the verdict is expected in January.
Lawyers for former French prime minister Dominique de Villepin accused prosecutors Thursday of building a case to please the "pernicious prince" Nicolas Sarkozy. The trial ends Friday, but the verdict is expected in January.
The Clearstream trial has been turning the Paris courtroom to a battleground where Former Prime minister Dominique de Villepin and President Nicolas Sarkozy expose a long-living rivalry.
Several French papers are leading with the final stages of the Clearstream case. The Paris Prosecutor has requested an 18-month suspended sentence for former Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin, accusing him of having “colluded in manipulation”. The
Lawyers for former French prime minister Dominique de Villepin have accused prosecutors of building a case to please the "pernicious prince" Nicolas Sarkozy.
Paris' chief prosecutor demanded the court hand down an 18-month suspended sentence plus a 45,000-euro fine to former Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin for his alleged role in the Clearstream affair.
As the Clearstream trial draws to a close, prosecutors (pictured) are to argue that former French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin played a pivotal role in a smear campaign against Nicolas Sarkozy before he was elected president.
The final week of hearings in France’s “trial of the decade” has come to a head with President Nicolas Sarkozy's lawyer Thierry Herzog delivering closing arguments on his behalf.
