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France set to open Chirac corruption trial

The trial of former French President Jacques Chirac on corruption charges is set to open today.

France set to open Chirac corruption trial

Mon, 05 Sep, 2011 - 11:04

The trial of former French President Jacques Chirac on corruption charges is set to open today.

But the 78-year-old ex-leader is not expected in the court room after his lawyers said he isn’t well enough to attend.

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