Chirac to stand trial in France
Updated on 04 November 2009
Paris prosecutors have said they will not appeal a judge's decision to order former French President Jacques Chirac to stand trial in an alleged corruption case that predated his presidency.
The case would mark the first time a former leader of modern France would be forced to defend himself in court.
If convicted, the conservative former leader could be jailed for up to 10 years and disqualified from public office for 10 years.
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