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Chirac accused to have obtained payoffs

Paris, France - It was retailed by "Canard Enchaine" magazine

The President of the French Republic, Jaques Chirac, was involved in Clearstream scandal, which concern the payment of payoff to several French politicians after the sale in 1991 of combat aircraft and ships to Taiwan. According with "Canard Enchaine" magazine General Philippe Rondot, one of the protagonist of the scandal, should have revealed the existence of an EUR 45 million account, headed to the...

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Rome, Italy, 05/10/2006 13:34
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