Prosecutor asks that Strauss-Kahn charges be dropped

A French prosecutor has called for the acquittal of Dominique Strauss-Kahn in his pimping trial in Lille, a day after five of six plaintiffs dropped their accusations.

Frederic Fevre said the former International Monetary Fund chief should be acquitted “pure and simple”, adding: “His notoriety shouldn’t be in any way a presumption of guilt.”