Former Justice Minister Rachida Dati Goes on Trial in Paris over Corruption
Prosecutors say a 2009 contract hid lobbying work for Renault in the European Parliament, and Dati faces up to 10 years in prison if convicted.
- 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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Exiled in Lebanon and under a warrant of arrest, the former boss of Renault-Nissan, pursued with the former MEP, requested the dismissal of the trial, claiming that he was not aware of the case and could not come. He will still be tried.
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French ex-minister on trial over Renault-Nissan corruption case
Former minister and MEP Rachida Dati is on trial in Paris in the Renault-Nissan case, accused of corruption and influence peddling after taking €900,000 from a group subsidiary for counseling. Carlos Ghosn is being tried in the same case in absentia.
Dati appeared before a court in Paris this Wednesday in the context of the case against him for corruption and trading in influence after having been accused of receiving up to 900,000 euros from the Renault-Nissan company between 2010 and 2012 during his term as a Euro MP in exchange for exerting pressure within the European Parliament.
Rachida Dati's resounding trial opened on Wednesday in Paris, in the absence of his co-prevenant and former CEO of Renault Carlos Ghosn. Both are tried on suspicions of corruption and influence trafficking.
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