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France`s Chirac guilty of graft, escapes jail term
Paris: A French court found former President Jacques Chirac guilty in a historic verdict on Thursday of embezzling public funds to illegally finance the conservative party he long led, and handed him a suspended prison sentence.
Updated: 12/15/2011 07:45A
Judges back jury's murder verdict
A teenager who took part in a south London gunfight during which an innocent passer-by died was guilty of murder - even though he did not fire the fatal shot, judges at the UK's highest court have ruled. The Supreme Court concluded that jurors had been
Updated: 12/15/2011 07:44A
Chirac sentenced in corruption trial
15 (UPI) -- Former French President Jacques Chirac received a two-year suspended prison sentence for political corruption Thursday in a Paris court. Chirac, 79, was not in court for the verdict or the trial after his legal team argued he experienced
Updated: 12/15/2011 07:43A
France Convicts Former President Jacques Chirac of Corruption
By AP (AP) – A French court found former President Jacques Chirac guilty of embezzling public funds to illegally finance the conservative party he long led, in a historic verdict today with repercussions for his legacy and France's political elite.
Updated: 12/15/2011 07:43A
Window cleaning boss is sentenced
The verdict came at the end of the prosecution case which alleged Jones had entered the home of John Massheder and his partner as a burglar, and removed window cleaning equipment. It was also alleged that on another occasion he had intimidated Mr
Updated: 12/15/2011 07:40A
Court finds Chirac guilty of corruption
But the 79-year-old former leader did not take part in the trial, after doctors determined that he suffers severe memory lapses. The court said Thursday it had found Chirac guilty in two related cases involving fake jobs created at the RPR party,
Updated: 12/15/2011 07:38A
French court convicts Jacques Chirac of corruption
But the 79-year-old former leader did not take part in the trial, after doctors determined that he suffers severe memory lapses. The court said Thursday it had found Chirac guilty in two related cases involving fake jobs created at the RPR party,
Updated: 12/15/2011 07:35A
Former French President Chirac Found Guilty On Graft Charges
The former president, whose doctors says suffers from memory lapses, was not in court for the verdict. His lawyer, Georges Kiejman, told reporters he would consult with his client about whether he wished to appeal the verdict "on principle.
Updated: 12/15/2011 07:33A
Chirac gets suspended sentence for corruption
The verdict and sentence are a first for the French justice system. Never before had a former president been put on trial. The criminal court in Paris convicted the 79-year-old ex-leader over the creation of around two dozen ghost jobs on the payroll
Updated: 12/15/2011 07:30A
Primary is taken out of special measures
The verdict marks a major turnaround for the school after special measures were introduced following an inspection in March 2010. It was labelled "inadequate" following years of high staff turnover and falling pupil numbers.
Updated: 12/15/2011 07:30A
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