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Jacques Chirac
A court in France decided that the former president of the republic, Jacques Chirac, will be judged for the case of corruption brought against him in absence, because of his poor mental state.
The ruling was passed on Monday by the judge after the reading of the neurologist’s report on the former president’s state of mind. He is to be represented for the rest of the trial by the lawyers.
The trial reopened on Monday after a six months gap, and Chirac was absent, his lawyers arguing that he was suffering of memory losses and was too ill to come and stand trial.
Jacques Chirac is the first former president of France to stand on trial since Petain’s trial for murder, at the end of the WWII. He is accused of breach of trust and embezzlement in approving 28 fake jobs for party political operatives.
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The former president has denied the charges. If he is found guilty the maximum would be 10 years in jail and a fine of $20,000, but it is not likely that he would receive any time in jail.
A constitution challenge was rejected on the case by the Court of Appeals in March, when the trial was adjourned.
The media discovered that the illness the former president suffers from is anosognosia, the loss of memory the sufferer is not even aware of, a disease his lawyers say was caused by the strike he suffered back in 2005.
An anticorruption group, which is plaintiff in the case, demanded the prosecution to ask for a third opinion from a neutral body, but the prosecution said that they had no problem with the case progressing without Chirac present.
Chirac was mayor of Paris from 1977 to 1995, and the president of France from 1995 until 2007, when Sarkozy was elected. During presidency, the case against him was dropped because of his immunity, and was resumed after.
The personal charm made him appreciated by French people, who would rather see him enjoy retirement than being prosecuted.
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