French court postpones Chirac trial

A French court postponed on the 8 March 2011 the trial of former President Jacques Chirac over misuse of public funds while it sought advice on a constitutional challenge that would hold the case up for months.

Wikipedia: Constitutional Council of France http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitutional_Council_of_France

France24, 8.3.11: French court suspends Chirac corruption trial http://www.france24.com/en/20110308-france-jacques-chirac-corruption-trial-suspended-constitutional-challenge

BBC News, 8.3.11: Jacques Chirac's Paris corruption trial halted http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-12679079

Deutsche Welle, 8.3.11: French court suspends graft trial of ex-president Chirac http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,14896583,00.html

ESO: Background information: Chirac poised to avoid graft trial http://www.europeansources.info/record/chirac-poised-to-avoid-graft-trial/

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