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Former justice minister Rachida Dati goes on trial in Paris over corruption

Rachida Dati left the government as culture minister in February this year and plans to take up her former career as a magistrate.
Rachida Dati left the government as culture minister in February this year and plans to take up her former career as a magistrate. AFP - LUDOVIC MARIN

Rachida Dati, a former French culture and justice minister, goes on trial in Paris on Wednesday accused of corruption and influence peddling over €900,000 she received in consultancy fees from a company linked to Renault-Nissan while serving as an MEP.

The case centres on a contract signed in October 2009 between Dati and Carlos Ghosn, then head of the Renault-Nissan alliance. It provided for an annual payment of €300,000 before tax.

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