Scooped
French journalist Denis Robert (C) arrives at Paris courthouse for the trial of the so-called 'Clearstream affair' on October 12, 2009. Former French Prime Minister Dominique De Villepin is suspected of orchestrating a leak in 2004 of a faked list of account holders at the Clearstream bank, which included French president Nicolas Sarkozy's name. Two European defence company (EADS) executives, ex-vice president Jean-Louis Gergorin and research chief Imad Lahoud, also face charges along with journalist Denis Robert, who broke the story, and accountant Florian Bourges, accused of stealing the lists from Clearstream.
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Date Posted:
19 October 2009
Last Modified:
19 October 2009
