Court acquits former French PM in trial over alleged role in Sarkozy smears A court ruled Thursday that former French Prime Minister Dominique ...
PARIS (Reuters) - Former French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin is positioning himself as a challenger to Nicolas Sarkozy in the 2012 presidential ...
PARIS (Reuters) - The trial pitting former French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin against President Nicolas Sarkozy winds up this week after a courtroom epic that has badly tarnished France's political elite. Villepin, an aristocratic ex-diplomat and a bitter rival to Sarkozy ...
French ex-prime minister Dominique de Villepin accused President Nicolas Sarkozy of hanging him on a "butcher's hook" Tuesday after prosecutors called for an 18-month suspended sentence against him. "Nicolas Sarkozy had promised to hang me on a butcher's hook. I see that ...
French ex-prime minister Dominique de Villepin accused President Nicolas Sarkozy of hanging him on a "butcher's hook" Tuesday after prosecutors called for an 18-month suspended sentence against him. "Nicolas Sarkozy had promised to hang me on a butcher's hook (and) I see ...
Prosecutor recommends conviction and fine for former French prime minister in slander trial A French prosecutor recommended Tuesday that former Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin be convicted for his alleged role in a smear campaign against President Nicolas Sarkozy, arguing he should ...
Dominique de Villepin accused President Nicolas Sarkozy of hanging him on a "butcher's hook" Tuesday after prosecutors called for an 18-month suspended sentence for the former French prime minister. "Nicolas Sarkozy had promised to hang me on a butcher's hook (and) I ...
Former intelligence official contradicts former French prime minister in slander trial A longtime French intelligence official contradicted former Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin on Monday in much-awaited testimony central to a slander trial that has rocked the French political establishment. A court ...
Former French prime minister Dominique de Villepin denied in court Wednesday taking part in a plot to smear Nicolas Sarkozy and ruin his chances at the presidency. Villepin is on trial on charges of conspiring to slander Sarkozy in 2003-2004 by implicating ...
Former French premier Villepin, in his big day in court, denies plot to smear Sarkozy Former French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin denied orchestrating a plot to discredit President Nicolas Sarkozy, in much-awaited testimony Wednesday that is central to a slander trial ...
A defendant in the French trial over an alleged plot to smear President Nicolas Sarkozy testified Tuesday that he handed over bank account information after being told it would be used to fight Al Qaeda. The trial opened Monday with former prime ...
French ex-prime minister Villepin hits out at Sarkozy at start of slander trial Former Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin lashed out at French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Monday at the start of a slander trial involving alleged dirty tricks by top politicians ...
