Former French Culture Minister Rachida Dati Goes on Trial on Corruption Charges
Dati is accused of illegal lobbying for Renault-Nissan while serving as a member of the European parliament, receiving €900,000 in lawyer's fees from a Dutch subsidiary of the carmaker.
Rachida Dati, a former French culture minister, has gone on trial in Paris on corruption charges linked to her dealings with the Renault-Nissan carmaking group, according to The Guardian.
Dati, 60, is accused of illegal lobbying after accepting €900,000 (£770,000) in lawyer's fees from a Netherlands-based subsidiary of Renault-Nissan while she was serving as a member of the European parliament, the report said.
The court will have to determine what the payments were actually for, according to the report.
The case comes amid a broader set of legal controversies surrounding Renault-Nissan, which has previously been at the center of scrutiny involving former executive Carlos Ghosn.
Further details of the proceedings, including potential penalties and the full scope of the allegations against Dati, were not specified in the available report.
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