Former president Chirac convicted in corruption trial

Author (Corporate)	France24
Series Title	France24
Series Details	15.12.11
Publication Date	15/12/2011
Content Type	News
	Former French President Jacques Chirac was found guilty on the 15 December 2011 of embezzling funds and violating public trust for hiring members of his political party for non-existent civil jobs while he was mayor of Paris. Chirac said he would not appeal.
Source Link	Link to Main Source http://www.france24.com/en/20111215-chirac-france-trial-corruption-president-mayor-france-embezzlement-guilty
Related Links	The Local.fr, 15.12.11: Chirac escapes jail after guilty verdict http://www.thelocal.fr/2035/20111215/ ESO: Background information: Chirac graft trial opens in Paris http://www.europeansources.info/record/chirac-graft-trial-opens-in-paris/ BBC News, 15.12.11: French ex-President Jacques Chirac will not appeal http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-16205832 Deutsche Welle, 15.12.11: Former French President Chirac found guilty of corruption http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,15604088,00.html
Countries / Regions	France