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Added on the 11/07/2012 18:28:44 - Copyright : France 24 EN
Former French President François Hollande arrives at the special court of assizes in Paris, behind panels to hide his arrival from the cameras, as he testifies as part of the Nice attack trial. IMAGES
Former French president François Hollande casts his ballot in Tulle, in southern France, for the second round of the election pitting incumbent Emmanuel Macron against Marine Le Pen. IMAGES
Former French President Francois Hollande votes in Tulle, Corrèze, with his partner Julie Gayet, during the first round of the presidential election. IMAGES
This car carried Jacqueline Sauvage away from the Reau Prison, where she had been confined for the past 4 years. The 69-year-old French woman was convicted to 10 years in prison in 2012 after shooting her alcoholic and abusive husband three times in the back with his own hunting rifle the day after their son hanged himself. Their three daughters had testified that their father had physically and sexually abused them for years and the court heard testimony that Ms Sauvage had endured over 40 years of abuse at the hands of her former husband. French President Francois Hollande commuted part of Ms Sauvage's sentence earlier this year after a petition demanding a pardon for the abuse victim gathered over 400,000 signatures. He granted her a full pardon earlier today, succumbing to pressure from the public and from French celebrities.
French president François Hollande met with his Ivory Coast counterpart Alassane Ouattara on Tuesday in Paris. IMAGES
In a speech Saturday morning, French President François Hollande, addressed the nation about the attacks Friday night in Paris that killed at least 128 people and left 250 wounded.