Chirac to Be Interviewed Over Charges of Corruption
Jacques Chirac, the former president of France, will be interviewed on corruption charges in the coming weeks, it was revealed yesterday.
Jacques Chirac, the former president of France, will be interviewed on corruption charges in the coming weeks, it was revealed yesterday. The former premier has been dogged by allegations of malpractice during his time as Mayor of Paris from 1977 to 1995, particularly the charge that he gave fictitious jobs to party workers. At least four different investigating magistrates want to talk to Chirac, 74, who lost his immunity from prosecution when he left the Elysée Palace and theoretically risks prison.
Chirac, however, has refused to appear as a witness in a separate inquiry into the so-called 'Clearstream' affair, a corruption scandal which gripped France 18 months ago. Investigators want to know if Chirac ordered a secret intelligence inquiry into claims that his bitter rival and successor Nicolas Sarkozy had received illicit funds into a hidden bank account. The claims, it has now been established, were baseless.
Chirac, however, has refused to appear as a witness in a separate inquiry into the so-called 'Clearstream' affair, a corruption scandal which gripped France 18 months ago. Investigators want to know if Chirac ordered a secret intelligence inquiry into claims that his bitter rival and successor Nicolas Sarkozy had received illicit funds into a hidden bank account. The claims, it has now been established, were baseless.
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