Mitterand's son to leave prison

The eldest son of late French President Francois Mitterrand has changed his mind and will pay a hefty bail to leave a Paris prison after three weeks behind bars for his suspected role in an arms trafficking deal.

Tue, 09 Jan, 2001 - 18:16

The eldest son of late French President Francois Mitterrand has changed his mind and will pay a hefty bail to leave a Paris prison after three weeks behind bars for his suspected role in an arms trafficking deal.

Jean-Christophe Mitterrand has decided to pay a bail of £480,000, his lawyer Jean-Pierre Versini-Campinchi said.

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