Chirac and de Villepin accused over cash

Author (Person)	Boxell, James
Series Title	Financial Times
Series Details	13.9.11
Publication Date	13/09/2011
Content Type	News
	Robert Bourgi, a former adviser to Jacques Chirac and Dominique de Villepin, accused the former French President and Prime Minister in a book published in September 2011 of receiving secret cash payments from African leaders partly to finance election campaigns between 1997 and 2005.
Related Links	BBC News, 12.9.11: Chirac and De Villepin 'given $20m by African leaders' http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-14878109 France24, 12.9.11: Sarkozy aid 'comes clean' on murky African diplomacy http://www.france24.com/en/20110912-bourgi-chirac-cash-briefcases-campaign-funds-villepin-african-diplomacy-sarkozy The Local.fr, 12.9.11: Lawyer claims Chirac took 'briefcases of cash' http://www.thelocal.fr/1120/20110912/ Le Monde, 13.9.11: African scandals shake French Republic (via PressEurop) http://www.presseurop.eu//en/content/news-brief-cover/943541-african-scandals-shake-french-republic
Countries / Regions	France