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Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the former IMF chief tipped to become French president before he was accused of sexual assault in 2011, goes on trial in a separate case for "pimping" charges. Mana Rabiee reports.
Following the acquittal of French Justice Minister, his lawyer speaks of a "great satisfaction and (...) a great emotion". A French court on Wednesday acquitted France's justice minister in a conflict of interest trial that has been an embarrassment for President Emmanuel Macron's government. Eric Dupond-Moretti, a pugnacious former star defence lawyer, had in 2021 been charged with misusing his position to settle scores with opponents from his legal career. SOUNDBITE
Henri Leclerc, lawyer for former IMF chief, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, says his client's acquittal of sex crime charges shows there was "absolutely no legal basis for this case". Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
The lawyer for a former prostitute in the pimping trial of former IMF boss says Strauss-Kahn's sexual behavior could sometimes be "brutal." Mana Rabiee reports.
Former IMF head Dominique Strauss-Kahn to face trial in France on pimping charges related to sex parties attended by the man whose presidential hopes were dashed by a separate 2011 U.S. sex scandal. Mana Rabiee reports.
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