Former Justice Minister Rachida Dati Goes on Trial in Paris over Corruption
Prosecutors say €900,000 in fees masked lobbying for Renault in the European Parliament, while Dati denies wrongdoing and calls the payments legal work.
- Former French culture and Justice Minister Rachida Dati goes on trial in Paris today accused of "passive corruption" and "benefiting from abuse of power" involving over €900,000 in consultancy fees from a Renault-Nissan-linked company.
- Prosecutors allege a 2009 contract between Dati and then Renault-Nissan head Carlos Ghosn disguised lobbying work in the European Parliament, providing €300,000 annually before tax for alleged legal services.
- While investigators characterize the evidence as "singularly limited" given the compensation, Dati's lawyers argue she worked exclusively as a lawyer for the Dutch company, calling allegations an "artificial intellectual construction."
- Last week, lawyers and magistrates wrote an open letter to the High Council expressing concerns that the "prospect of Rachida Dati's reinstatement" while under trial could undermine public confidence in the judicial system.
- If convicted, Dati faces up to 10 years in prison, a €450,000 fine, and five years of political ineligibility, jeopardizing her position as mayor of Paris's seventh arrondissement. The trial runs until September 28.
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The former French minister is tried before the Paris correctional court alongside Carlos Ghosn, the former boss of the Renault-Nissan alliance, for corruption and influence trafficking when she was sitting in the European Parliament. She is accused of having received 900,000 euros in support of the builder's interestsThe former French minister Rachida Dati is judged from Wednesday with the former PDG Carlos Ghosn in a resounding trial for corrup…
French ex-minister Dati goes on trial in Renault-Nissan corruption case
France's ex-culture minister Rachida Dati is to go on trial on Wednesday on corruption charges linked to dealings with the Renault-Nissan group, just months after her bruising defeat in the Paris mayoral race.
The trial for corruption and influence trafficking of Rachida Dati, former Minister of Justice, and Carlos Ghosn, former CEO of Renault, opens on Wednesday in Paris. Rachida Dati is suspected of having forged a corruption pact and illegally lobbying the European Parliament on behalf of the car manufacturer between 2009 and 2013.
Former justice minister Rachida Dati goes on trial in Paris over corruption
Rachida Dati, a former French culture and justice minister, goes on trial in Paris on Wednesday accused of corruption and influence peddling over €900,000 she received in consultancy fees from a company linked to Renault-Nissan while serving as an MEP.
The former minister, who received 900,000 euros of Renault-Nissan's fees, appeared from Wednesday before the Paris Correctional Court in Paris. The former minister, who received 900,000 euros of Renault-Nissan's fees, appeared from Wednesday before the Paris Correctional Court. The former minister, who received 900,000 euros of Renault-Nissan's fees, appeared from Wednesday before the Paris Correctional Court. The former minister appeared from W…
Former Minister Rachida Dati and former CEO of Renault Carlos Ghosn appear in Paris for suspicions of corruption and influence related to consulting contracts Rachida Dati has she
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