Lagarde faces probe over role in Tapie affair

The Cour de Justice de la République, a French court, ordered a judicial investigation on the 4 August 2011 into the role played by Christine Lagarde, the newly appointed head of the International Monetary Fund, in a €285m arbitration payment to the controversial businessman Bernard Tapie in 2008.

ESO: Background information: French court postpones decision on Lagarde probe http://www.europeansources.info/record/french-court-postpones-decision-on-lagarde-probe/

BBC News, 4.8.11: New IMF head Christine Lagarde faces finance deal probe http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-14399227

Deutsche Welle, 4.8.11: IMF head to be investigated over abuse of power http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,15296063,00.html

France24, 4.8.11: Court to investigate Lagarde for abuse of authority http://www.france24.com/en/20110804-europe-french-court-orders-investigation-into-imf-chief-christine-lagarde

Libération / Le Figaro / La Croix, 5.8.11: Inquiry targets Christine Lagarde http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/news-brief-cover/836891-inquiry-targets-christine-lagarde

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