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Scientology trial set to begin

Updated on 22 May 2009

By Emily Reuben

Are the secrets of Scientology about to be exposed in a French court? More4 News goes to Paris to find out.

Scientology logo (credit: Getty)

It sounds like a science, but calls itself a church, while opponents have other names for it.

Despite celebrity followers such as John Travolta, the Church of Scientology is viewed with suspicion in some countries.

Now the organisation faces a legal battle in France, with a trial starting next week threatening its operations there.

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