Probe sought into Lagarde role in Tapie deal

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Series Details 11.5.11
Publication Date 11/05/2011
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France’s public prosecutor on the 10 May 2011 asked for a full-scale judicial inquiry into the role played by Christine Lagarde, France’s finance minister, in the €285m legal settlement in 2008 that closed a protracted dispute with businessman Bernard Tapie.

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Wikipedia: Bernard Tapie http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_Tapie
BBC News, 10.5.11: French finance minister Lagarde may face Tapie inquiry http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-13347659

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