Chirac placed under judicial investigation

FORMER French president Jacques Chirac was placed under judicial investigation yesterday as part of a probe into the improper use of city funds when he was mayor of Paris, said his lawyer.

The move marks the first time a former French head of state has been put under judicial investigation.

“Mr Chirac has been placed under judicial investigation for misappropriation of public funds, as several other people have already been in this case. Legal logic dictated that it be so,” said his lawyer Jean Veil.